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Manage Digital Assets Across Multiple Clouds with RcloneView: A Complete Workflow Guide

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Tayson
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Keep RAW, EDIT, EXPORT, and ARCHIVE in sync across Google Drive, Dropbox, pCloud, Mega, S3/Wasabi, and NAS—without buying an expensive DAM. RcloneView gives media teams a two-pane Explorer, Compare, Sync, and Jobs to tame sprawling cloud folders.

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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
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multi cloud digital asset management with rcloneview

Why creators struggle with digital assets​

  • Huge files: 4K–8K RAW, project files, proxies, stems, and renders quickly hit TB scale.
  • Many versions: RAW → EDIT → EXPORT → CLIENT DELIVERY; V1, V2, FINAL, FINAL_FINAL.
  • Lifecycle pressure: costly hot storage; need cold S3/Wasabi tiers for archives.
  • Team access: different roles, permissions, and storage silos across services.
  • Fragmentation: folder conventions differ by cloud, causing collisions and lost time.

RcloneView: multi-cloud Explorer for media pipelines​

  • 100+ providers in one UI: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Mega, pCloud, S3/Wasabi/B2/R2, WebDAV/SFTP/SMB, NAS/external drives.
  • Two-pane Explorer to open RAW on one side and EDIT/EXPORT on another.
  • Compare to see new/changed/matching files before copying.
  • Fast, resilient transfers with retries, resumable support, and checksums.
  • Sync + Jobs to automate daily backups and archives.
  • Cross-platform: Windows/macOS/Linux, no CLI flags required.

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Standardize your folder template (RAW / EDIT / EXPORT / ARCHIVE)​

Project Name /
 ├─ RAW /
 │   ├─ CAM_A
 │   ├─ CAM_B
 │   ├─ AUDIO
 ├─ EDIT /
 │   ├─ Premiere
 │   ├─ Resolve
 ├─ EXPORT /
 │   ├─ MASTER
 │   ├─ REVIEW
 │   ├─ SOCIAL
 └─ ARCHIVE /

Keep this template in a “starter” folder; copy it for every project so teams know exactly where RAW, EDIT, EXPORT, and ARCHIVE belong—regardless of cloud.

Practical storage map​

  • RAW: NAS or pCloud/Mega for ingest; mirror to Wasabi/S3 weekly.
  • EDIT: Local SSD for speed + cloud backup (Google Drive/Dropbox).
  • EXPORT: Google Drive Shared Drives or Dropbox for client review/delivery.
  • ARCHIVE: Wasabi/B2/S3 cold tier; keep MASTER + key EDIT assets.

RcloneView’s role: maintain this structure across all clouds with drag-and-drop, Compare, Sync, and Jobs.

Two-pane organization workflow​

  1. Open Browse; load RAW store (e.g., pCloud/Mega) on the left, EDIT/EXPORT store (e.g., Google Drive) on the right.
  2. Drag & drop new footage or renders between panes; track in Transfer.
  3. Use Compare to spot new or mismatched files before copying.
  4. Keep a “folder template” in each cloud; duplicate it for new projects to enforce structure.

Archive to low-cost storage (Wasabi/S3)​

  • Run Compare between RAW on primary storage and the archive bucket to move only changes.
  • Use Sync (one-way) with checksum enabled where supported.
  • Create a Job to run weekly (e.g., Monday 03:00) so RAW stays mirrored off-site.
  • Consider bucket versioning + lifecycle rules for cost control and rollbacks.

Share and collaborate via Google Drive/Dropbox​

  • Sync EXPORT to Google Drive Shared Drives for client review; keep FINAL in a dedicated folder.
  • Use Copy or Sync jobs to push EDIT backups to a team workspace.
  • Cross-cloud flows: EXPORT → Google Drive, RAW → Dropbox, ARCHIVE → Wasabi—scheduled for off-hours.

Automate with Jobs and schedules​

  • Example daily set:
    • RAW → NAS (local safety)
    • RAW → Wasabi (archive)
    • EDIT → Google Drive (team backup)
    • EXPORT → Shared Drive (client-facing)
  • Save each as a Job and schedule at night to avoid bandwidth contention.
  • Stagger jobs (e.g., 02:00, 02:30, 03:00) for stable throughput.

Real-world flow (studio example)​

  • Ingest: External SSD → RcloneView upload to RAW (pCloud/Mega); Compare to confirm no gaps; weekly one-way Sync to Wasabi.
  • Edit: Work from local SSD; Sync EDIT to Google Drive team folder for backup.
  • Export: Push MASTER/REVIEW/SOCIAL to Google Drive; share links with clients.
  • Archive: After delivery, Sync RAW/EDIT/EXPORT to Wasabi/B2; leave FINAL on Google Drive to save space.

Logging, retries, and integrity​

  • Watch Transfer for throughput and retries; pause/resume if needed.
  • Enable checksum on S3/Wasabi-capable targets.
  • If throttled (429/5xx), lower concurrency or set bandwidth limits, then rerun; only missing changes move.

Why choose RcloneView over a heavy DAM or single-cloud tool?​

  • No lock-in to one vendor; 100+ providers in one GUI.
  • Two-pane Explorer + Compare to prevent accidental overwrites.
  • Scheduler and Jobs built-in (no external cron).
  • Runs the same rclone engine trusted by ops teams, wrapped in a friendlier UI.
  • Faster onboarding for editors and designers who avoid CLI tools.

Summary​

RcloneView gives creators, studios, and media teams a practical way to manage RAW → EDIT → EXPORT → ARCHIVE across multiple clouds. Standardize your structure, automate backups and archives, verify with Compare and checksums, and keep collaborators in sync—all without buying a complex DAM or writing scripts.