I am trying to copy large amounts of files from one OneDrive account to another. I am using the OneDrive for Business sync client, but I am not able to limit the upload speed. I have tried setting the bwlimit parameter in the rclone copy command, but it does not seem to work.
I am using the following command:
rclone copy source:/ destination:/ --bwlimit=10M
However, the upload speed is still unlimited.
I am using the following versions of the software:
OneDrive for Business sync client: 19.04.0412.0009
Rclone: 1.52.0
I have tried reinstalling both of these programs, but the problem persists.
Does anyone know how to limit the upload speed when using the OneDrive for Business sync client or Rclone?
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This forum is for neither of those product. With that said, no, not natively. You will need a program dedicated to handling network traffic
First, what xCSxXenon said.
I found a program that you may need. It's called NetLimiter. They say "Use it to manage bandwidth of individual applications". Never used it myself. You can download a 28 day trial.
Because rclone can be used WITH FFS, I will offer advice this time. What I recommend is to leverage rclone to make FFS better. It lets FFS use 40 different cloud providers.
Second, 1.62.2 is the current rclone version. Try upgrading to latest release.
Rclone should/can be used in conjunction with FFS. Mount a drive letter with rclone, and then use FFS to do the work.
In rclone mount a drive letter to each onedrive account. Then, try using FFS to "sync" the files from A to B.
I found a program that you may need. It's called NetLimiter. They say "Use it to manage bandwidth of individual applications". Never used it myself. You can download a 28 day trial.
Because rclone can be used WITH FFS, I will offer advice this time. What I recommend is to leverage rclone to make FFS better. It lets FFS use 40 different cloud providers.
Second, 1.62.2 is the current rclone version. Try upgrading to latest release.
Rclone should/can be used in conjunction with FFS. Mount a drive letter with rclone, and then use FFS to do the work.
In rclone mount a drive letter to each onedrive account. Then, try using FFS to "sync" the files from A to B.
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It's possible that the bwlimit parameter in rclone is not working as expected because OneDrive for Business sync client may be overriding it with its own settings. OneDrive for Business sync client does not have a built-in feature to limit the upload speed either.
A possible workaround is to use a third-party tool that can limit the network bandwidth used by OneDrive for Business sync client. One such tool is NetLimiter, which allows you to set network bandwidth limits for individual applications.
NetLimiter will now limit the upload speed of OneDrive for Business sync client to the specified limit. Note that this solution requires an additional software installation and may not be suitable for all users.
Also take a look at this post
viewtopic.php?t=5325
A possible workaround is to use a third-party tool that can limit the network bandwidth used by OneDrive for Business sync client. One such tool is NetLimiter, which allows you to set network bandwidth limits for individual applications.
NetLimiter will now limit the upload speed of OneDrive for Business sync client to the specified limit. Note that this solution requires an additional software installation and may not be suitable for all users.
Also take a look at this post
viewtopic.php?t=5325
Try disabling the Onedrive for business, temporarily, so it does not get in the way of Rclone and free file sync.
Rclone is capable of copying files to the mounted cloud drive directly. I would suggest running a test using that method. Then, run FFS and do a synchronization job from local to host using the mount point that you created with Rclone. You can mount your Onedrive for business to say drive O: and then run FFS. Sync from local C: on the left, to O: on the right.
This will bypass Onedrive for business completely it should not get in the way. Then see if you can synchronize properly.
Rclone is capable of copying files to the mounted cloud drive directly. I would suggest running a test using that method. Then, run FFS and do a synchronization job from local to host using the mount point that you created with Rclone. You can mount your Onedrive for business to say drive O: and then run FFS. Sync from local C: on the left, to O: on the right.
This will bypass Onedrive for business completely it should not get in the way. Then see if you can synchronize properly.
