Fix Scheduled Sync Not Running — Troubleshoot Automated Cloud Jobs in RcloneView
If your RcloneView automated backup stops firing on schedule — or never starts — this guide walks through every likely cause in order, from license verification to cron syntax to startup configuration.
Schedule-based sync is one of RcloneView's most practical PLUS features: configure a job once and it runs on a crontab schedule without manual intervention. When it stops working, the root cause is almost always one of four things — a license issue, a misconfigured schedule, the app not running when the job is due, or a silent error in the job itself. Working through each layer systematically resolves the problem in minutes.

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.