RcloneView on Kali Linux — Cloud Storage Sync and Backup

September 8, 2026 · 3 min read

Tech Writer

Mount, sync, and encrypt cloud storage on Kali Linux without leaving your existing XFCE desktop workflow.

Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution most often used for security testing, and engagements generate a steady stream of screenshots, packet captures, and reports that need to move off the local disk quickly. RcloneView gives Kali users a graphical way to connect 90+ cloud providers, mount them as local drives, and run scheduled sync jobs without hand-writing rclone commands in a terminal. Since Kali ships with a full X11/Wayland desktop by default, RcloneView's GUI runs the same way it does on any other Debian-family distro.

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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Free core features. Plus automations available.

Installing RcloneView on Kali Linux

Because Kali is built on Debian, the official .deb package from rcloneview.com installs cleanly with dpkg -i followed by apt-get install -f to resolve dependencies. RcloneView requires GTK+ 3.0 and either libayatana-appindicator3-1 or libappindicator3-1 for the system tray icon, plus fuse3 if you plan to mount remotes as local drives. There is no AUR, Snap, Flatpak, or APT repository for RcloneView — the .deb file is the only supported installation path on Kali, so skip any third-party package listing that claims otherwise.

Adding a new cloud remote in RcloneView on Kali Linux

RcloneView ships with an embedded rclone binary, so there's nothing extra to configure on first launch — the app talks to it over 127.0.0.1:5582 automatically.

Mounting Cloud Storage for Field Work

Once a remote is connected, select it in the Explorer panel and click the Mount icon in the panel toolbar to expose it as a local drive under nfsmount on Linux. This is useful for reviewing evidence stored in a shared Google Drive or Box folder directly from local tools without downloading the entire dataset first. Read-only mode is available in the mount configuration for engagements where you need to browse without any risk of altering source files.

Mounting a remote folder from the RcloneView Explorer panel

Encrypting and Automating Backups

Sensitive engagement data belongs behind encryption before it leaves the machine. RcloneView's Crypt virtual remote wraps any existing remote so file names and contents are encrypted before upload, and the same 4-step sync wizard used for plain transfers works against the encrypted layer. Connect S3, Azure, or Backblaze B2 with full read/write on the FREE license, so an encrypted offsite copy doesn't require a paid tier. Crontab-style scheduling for unattended backups is a PLUS license feature.

Scheduling a recurring encrypted sync job in RcloneView

Getting Started

Download RcloneView from rcloneview.com — grab the .deb for x86_64 or aarch64.
Install with dpkg -i rclone_view-*.deb && apt-get install -f to pull in GTK+3, appindicator, and FUSE dependencies.
Add your cloud remotes and, for sensitive data, wrap them in a Crypt remote before running your first sync.
Check Job History after each run to confirm transfer counts and catch errors early.

A Kali install with RcloneView means engagement artifacts get off local disk fast, encrypted, and without ever leaving the desktop you already work in.

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