Cloud Storage for Researchers — Manage Datasets, Publications, and Lab Data with RcloneView
Your university gives you Google Workspace. Your grant requires data on S3. Your collaborators use Dropbox. Your datasets are on an HPC cluster via SFTP. Sound like your workflow?
Academic research generates data across more platforms than almost any other field. Institutional storage, personal cloud accounts, grant-funded infrastructure, collaboration tools, and HPC clusters all accumulate research data that needs to be accessible, backed up, and eventually archived. RcloneView connects all of these into a single manageable interface.
Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place
RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.
- One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
- Schedulers & history for reliable automation
- Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
Free core features. Plus automations available.
The Research Data Landscape
| Data Source | Typical Platform | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Raw experimental data | HPC / SFTP | 100 GB - 10 TB |
| Analysis scripts | GitHub / Google Drive | 1-10 GB |
| Publications & drafts | Google Drive / OneDrive | 5-50 GB |
| Shared datasets | S3 / Institutional storage | 10 GB - 1 TB |
| Collaboration files | Dropbox / Box | 10-100 GB |
| Archived projects | Glacier / Institutional | 100 GB+ |
Key Workflows
Consolidate data from HPC clusters
Connect your HPC cluster via SFTP and sync datasets to cloud storage for safer access:
Back up irreplaceable data
Experimental data can't be recreated. Schedule automated backups to multiple providers:
Share data with collaborators
Sync specific datasets to a shared Dropbox or Google Drive folder for collaborator access.
Archive completed projects
When a project ends, move data from expensive hot storage to S3 Glacier for long-term retention:
Verify data integrity
Research data must be verifiable. Use Folder Comparison to confirm backup completeness:
Data Management Plan Compliance
Many funding agencies require a Data Management Plan (DMP). RcloneView helps you fulfill DMP requirements by providing documented backup procedures, verifiable data copies, and clear archive workflows.
Getting Started
- Download RcloneView from rcloneview.com.
- Connect all data sources — institutional, cloud, SFTP.
- Back up critical data to at least two locations.
- Archive completed projects to cold storage.
- Document your workflow for DMP compliance.
Your research is worth protecting.
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