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General Settings

RcloneView's Settings menu is divided into four tabs for better clarity and customization:

  • General
  • Interfaces & Notifications
  • Embedded Rclone
  • Network & Misc.

Each tab allows you to configure different parts of the application. Below is a breakdown of each section.

🛠 General​

general settings

Language​

  • Language: Choose your preferred UI language from the dropdown.

Startup Behavior​

  • Launch at login: Automatically starts RcloneView when you log into your system.
Auto Start: Scheduling and Mounting

When Launch at login is enabled:

  • Any scheduled jobs defined in the Job Scheduler will automatically run upon login.
  • Any remotes configured for auto-mounting in the Mount Manager will be mounted automatically when RcloneView starts.

  • Start minimized: Launches RcloneView into the system tray.

  • Auto-detect Synology NAS: Automatically scan the local network for Synology NAS devices.

Reset​

  • Restore Default Settings: Resets all options to their original default values.

🎛 Interfaces & Notifications​

interface settings

UI Appearance​

  • Dark mode: Toggle between light and dark themes.
  • Theme color: Choose from available accent colors.

Drag and Drop​

  • Confirm drag and drop: Enables a confirmation popup when moving files via drag-and-drop.

Show Job Types (Transfer Log Filters)​

Select which types of jobs to display in the Transfer Log panel:

  • Download
  • Upload
  • Sync
notification dialogs settings

Notification Dialogs​

Decide which types of pop-up notifications you'd like to receive while using RcloneView:

  • Show job state log: Display a detailed log dialog after each transfer job finishes.
  • Show comparison completed: Notify when a folder comparison task has completed successfully.
  • Show confirmation before deleting files in compare: Ask for confirmation before deleting any files during folder comparison.
  • Show sync completion notification: Show a message when a sync operation finishes.
  • Show network error dialog: Alert you immediately if a network connection error occurs during a job.

⚙️ Embedded Rclone​

embedded rclone settings

Embedded Lifecycle​

  • Stop rclone on App Exit: Automatically shuts down the embedded rclone process when RcloneView is closed.
Restart Required After Any Changes

After modifying any setting in the Embedded Rclone tab — including path configuration, global flags, or logging options — click Restart Embedded Rclone to apply the changes.
This will restart the embedded Rclone process and may interrupt any currently running jobs.

Path Settings​

  • Local Rclone location: Absolute path to your rclone binary.

  • Local Rclone config location: Path to your rclone.conf file (contains remote info).

  • Default download folder: Directory where downloaded files will be saved.

  • Default upload folder: Directory used as the source for upload jobs.

    embedded rclone advanced options settings

Advanced Options​

  • Global Rclone Flags: Additional flags to pass to rclone (e.g., --s3-directory-markers).
  • Config Password: Password for encrypted rclone configurations. If you set this password, then rclone config files will be encrypted.
embedded rclone logging configuration settings

Logging Configuration​

  • Enable rclone Logging: Activate file-based logging for Rclone operations.
  • Log folder: Directory to store log files.
  • Log file name: Default filename for logs.
  • Log level: Choose verbosity level (DEBUG, INFO, NOTICE, ERROR).

🌐 Network & Misc​

network etc settings

Network​

  • Proxy settings: Configure proxy (feature coming soon).
  • Rclone connection manager: View or manage active Rclone connections.
    → Read more

Diagnostics​

  • Application Log: Opens internal logs to aid troubleshooting or bug reporting.

✅ Summary​

These settings allow you to fully control how RcloneView behaves at startup, how it interfaces with Rclone, and how it communicates job results or errors to you. Adjust them to match your workflow, whether you're scheduling syncs, automounting drives, or troubleshooting network issues.