remote DropBox
This will show you how to configure a RCLONE remote to DropBox.
The original documentation by RCLONE can be found here: https://rclone.org/dropbox/
- RCLONE installed on your RetroPie
- SSH access to your RetroPie (you want to be able to copy and paste to your RetroPie)
- another computer with Internet access
- RCLONE binaries for your computer -> https://rclone.org/downloads/
Start RCLONE's configuration via
rclone configCreate a New remote --> n
Name that 'remote' retropie (in lower case)
Enter either 7 or dropbox as your selection
Leave the client_id blank
Leave the client_secret blank
Do not use auto config --> n
RCLONE CONFIG now asks your for an authorization string
Download the RCLONE binaries for your computer now
Still in your browser, navigate to https://www.dropbox.com. Log in if you haven't already done so
Unzip the downloaded file (I'm using Win10 64bit here, so I downloaded Windows / AMD64 - 64 Bit), navigate to the extracted directory using CMD or PowerShell
Enter the command RCLONE CONFIG on your RetroPie asked you to
.\rclone authorize "dropbox"
A new tab in your browser will appear, asking you to authorize rclone to access your DropBox.
Upon accepting that, the authorization code will appear in the CMD window
Copy that authorization code, beginning with '{"access_token":...' and ending with '..."expiry":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"}'.
ATTENTION
Do not distribute this token as it gives ANYONE FULL ACCESS to your DropBox! You can revoke that token, though. Head to https://www.dropbox.com/account/connected_apps and remove 'rclone' there.
Paste that authorization into the console and hit ENTER
You'll see a summary of the new 'remote' now. Confirm these settings --> y
You can quit RCLONE CONFIG now --> q
