This guide details how to import data from Google Drive using rClone to kDrive Infomaniak.

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1. Configure rclone for drive access

Install rclone on your computer

There is a version of rclone with a graphical interface (GUI), but it is also possible to do this using the command line (CLI):

1. Install rclone from a Terminal-type application on your device by typing the following command:
   sudo -v ; curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
2. Enter the password for your session on your computer to begin the installation:
   
   • If necessary, consult the official installation guide.

Configuring the remote disk (Google Drive) in rclone

1. Once rclone is installed, enter the command rclone config.
   • If necessary, consult the official configuration guide.
2. Then, choose to configure a new remote import by answering n for New remote.
3. Name the remote disk, for example gdrive:
   
4. Then, choose the type of disk to import by entering drive, which corresponds to Google Drive among the options provided.

You will then need to authorize the connection to Google Drive from a web browser.

1. Access the Google API Console with your Google account.
2. Create or select a project.
3. Enable the Google Drive API by clicking the "Enable APIs and services" button/link.
4. Search for the keyword Drive and click on Google Drive API:
   
5. Click the Activate button.
6. Click Credentials in the left-hand menu (and not on a similar button).
7. Click on Configure OAuth consent screen (if you haven't already):
   • Enter a name, for example rclone.
   • Select "External" (or "Internal" if you are a Google Workspace user).
   • Under “Data access”, add the necessary scopes:
     • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly
   • Save.
   • Add your email account as a test user under "Audience".
   • Go back to the "Google Auth Platform" section.
8. Create OAuth credentials:
   • Click on "Create credentials / OAuth client ID".
   • Choose "Desktop app" and leave the default name, then click the Create button.
   • Keep the displayed client ID and client secret code.
9. If "External" was selected in step 7 above, go back to “Audience” in the left-hand menu and click on “Publish the application”.

Go back to rclone in the terminal:

1. Tell rclone the client_id by copying and pasting the Client ID obtained in step 8 above, and do the same for the secret phrase.
2. Next, select scope #1:
   
3. Press the “Enter” key to leave the service_account_file question blank.
4. Answer “No” n to the question about “advanced configuration”.
5. Answer “Yes” y to the question about connecting via a web browser:
   
6. An Internet page opens in your web browser, allowing you to connect to Google and authorize the application you created in step 9 above.
7. Once the permissions have been granted, you should receive the following message:
   
8. In the terminal, answer “No” n to the question about “Shared Drive (Team Drive)”.
9. Answer “Yes” y to the last question:
   

Configuring the destination disk (kDrive) in rclone

You can directly modify the rclone configuration file by pasting your kDrive configuration into it, for example:

[kdrive]
type = webdav
url = {{URL_19}}
vendor = other
user = user@email.com
pass = PASSWORD_HERE_OR_APP_PASSWORD_IF_2FA

Here's how to proceed step by step, just like with the previous configuration:

1. Still on the terminal, enter n for a new disk configuration and enter the name kDrive to identify your destination disk:
   
2. Next, choose the type of disk to import by entering webdav, which corresponds to a WebDAV configuration among the options provided.
3. Enter the following information:
   • url = the direct access to kDrive (refer to this other guide regarding the kDrive ID for the connection URL)
   • vendor = rclone (option no. 6)
   • user = the email address used to log in to your Infomaniak user account
4. Answer “Yes” y to the password question, then enter the password:
   • application password if two-factor authentication is enabled or your Infomaniak user account password if you have not enabled 2FA.
5. Leave the bearer_token field blank and answer “No” n to the question about “advanced configuration”.
6. Answer “Yes” yto the last question, and your 2 disks will be displayed:
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2. Copy data from Google Drive to kDrive

Prerequisites

• Consult the available options in the official guide before starting an import, including these important commands:
  • --drive-skip-shortcuts to avoid infinite import loops
  • --drive-shared-with-me to retrieve shared files
  • --drive-acknowledge-abuse to force the download of files blocked by Google

Example command to start copying your Google Drive to the root of your kDrive:

sudo rclone copy gdrive: kDrive:

This will immediately start copying your folders, subfolders, and content from Google Drive to the personal folder of your Infomaniak kDrive!