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Rclone

Version documented: 1.66.0 Installer type: Standalone .exe / via rclone-browser GUI Hives written: HKCU (GUI wrapper only)

📁 Registry Paths

Path Hive Purpose
SOFTWARE\rclone-browser HKCU rclone-browser GUI preferences
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\rclone-browser HKCU Uninstall entry (GUI only)

🔑 Keys

HKCU\SOFTWARE\rclone-browser

Value Name Type Example Data Description
rclonePath REG_SZ C:\Users\User\bin\rclone.exe Path to rclone binary
rcloneConfig REG_SZ C:\Users\User\.config\rclone\rclone.conf Config file path

📝 Notes

  • Standalone rclone (CLI) writes zero registry keys. It is a single portable .exe.
  • All remote configurations (Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, etc.) are stored in %USERPROFILE%\.config\rclone\rclone.conf — this file contains credentials.
  • rclone-browser is a popular Windows GUI that registers minimal user-level keys.
  • To mount remotes as Windows drives, rclone uses WinFsp as a dependency — see its own registry entries.
# Check rclone version (standalone)
& rclone version 2>$null | Select-Object -First 1

# List configured remotes from the config file
$conf = "$env:USERPROFILE\.config\rclone\rclone.conf"
if (Test-Path $conf) { Select-String "^\[" $conf | ForEach-Object { $_.Line } }

🗑️ Cleanup

# Remove rclone-browser settings (CLI leaves no registry keys)
Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\rclone-browser" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

📦 Package Managers

Manager ID / Command
winget winget install Rclone.Rclone
Chocolatey choco install rclone
Scoop scoop install main/rclone