RcloneView With Wasabi

  • Published on Dec 18, 2025
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RcloneView is a desktop Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool that simplifies cloud and NAS file management, backup, and migration using the power of rclone. RcloneView gives you a visual, two‑pane Explorer for rclone. It lets you copy, sync, and migrate files between Wasabi and other cloud or local storage, without using the command line.

With RcloneView you can:

  • Browse your Wasabi buckets like local folders

  • Drag & drop files between local disk ↔ Wasabi or Wasabi ↔ other clouds (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)

  • Run one‑time transfers or schedule recurring sync jobs

This article details the procedure to configure RcloneView to interface with Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.

  • Active Wasabi Storage account.

  • Wasabi bucket created and the access and secret keys available. See Creating a Bucket and Creating a New Access Key for details.  

  • Although RcloneView does not expose Object Lock (immutability) configuration in its UI, it uses the embedded rclone engine, which can operate with buckets that already have Object Lock enabled on the Wasabi side. Object Lock policies (Governance/Compliance mode) must be configured directly within Wasabi prior to use. RcloneView fully supports standard S3 PUT/GET operations with Object-Lock-enabled buckets, but it does not modify Object Lock policies.  See Object Lock: Enabling for further details on the use of Object Lock.

  • RcloneView version 1.0.0 or later.

  • No additional RcloneView license is required (except for job scheduling as noted below).

  • Outbound HTTPS (TCP port 443) access to Wasabi endpoints is required.

RcloneView is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

  1. Go to the download page: https://rcloneview.com/src/download.

  2. Choose the installer for your OS (Windows, macOS, or Linux).

  3. Install and launch RcloneView.

RcloneView treats Wasabi as an S3‑compatible backend. You create a remote once and then reuse it for browsing, copy, sync, and scheduled jobs.

  1. Open the “New Remote” wizard

    1. Launch RcloneView.  

    2. From the top menu, click Remote → + New Remote, or click the + tab in the Explorer pane and choose New Remote.

  2. In the New Remote dialog, search for Wasabi.

  3. Select the Wasabi provider tile.

  4. Configure the connection:

    1. Remote name: enter a clear name, such as MyWasabi.

    2. Access Key ID: paste your Wasabi access key.

    3. Secret Access Key: paste your Wasabi secret key.

    4. Endpoint: enter the Wasabi S3 endpoint (for example s3.ap-northeast-2.wasabisys.com).

    This configuration example discusses the use of Wasabi's ap-northeast-2 storage region. To use another Wasabi storage region, use the appropriate Service URL for Wasabi's Storage Regions that your bucket is located in.

  5. Click Add Remote.

  1. Open Remote → Remote Manager.

  2. Confirm that your Wasabi remote (for example MyWasabi) is listed and reachable.

Once the remote is created, you can browse buckets and objects inside RcloneView’s Explorer.

  1. In the Explorer pane, click the + tab.

  2. In the “Open Remote” list, choose your Wasabi remote (e.g., MyWasabi).

  3. RcloneView opens the remote in a tab where buckets appear like top‑level folders.

  4. Double‑click a bucket to explore its contents.

For more general navigation tips, refer to:  File Management with RcloneView

This section shows practical ways to move data between your local computer and Wasabi using RcloneView.

You can open:

  • Left pane: local disk (for example C:\ or a specific folder) or another cloud (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)

  • Right pane: your Wasabi remote bucket

Then use drag & drop, folder comparison, or sync jobs depending on your workflow.

  1. Drag & drop between Local and Wasabi

    1. In the left pane, open your local folder (e.g., D:\Media) or cloud folder.

    2. In the right pane, open your Wasabi bucket/folder.

    3. Select files or folders on the left.

    4. Drag them to the right pane and drop into the desired location.

    5. RcloneView starts a transfer job; progress appears in the Transfer tab.
      For multi‑selection, right‑click actions, and more, see:  File Management with RcloneView
      See Appendix A for examples showing copying files from Google Drive and Dropbox to Wasabi.

  2. Compare folders and copy changed files
    If you want to see differences before copying, use the Compare function.
    Typical use case: compare a local backup folder with a Wasabi backup folder.

  1. In the left pane, open the source folder (e.g., local or another cloud).

  2. In the right pane, open the Wasabi destination folder.

  3. Click Compare in the top Home menu.

  4. RcloneView marks:

      • Files only on the left (source only)

      • Files only on the right (destination only)

      • Changed files (size, timestamp, or checksum differs)

  5. Select the items you want to move and click Copy → (or ← Copy for the reverse direction).


    Learn more:  Compare Folder Contents

For repeatable backups or mirroring, use Sync. Sync makes the destination match the source.

There are three common patterns:

  • Instant Sync (run once immediately)

  • Saved Sync Job (re‑run when needed)

  • Scheduled Sync Job (run automatically on a schedule)

⚠️ Sync updates the destination to match the source; files that only exist in the destination can be deleted. Review the sync settings carefully before running.

Instant Sync (one time)

  1. Open the source folder in the left pane (for example, a local folder).

  2. Open the destination Wasabi folder in the right pane.

  3. Click Sync on the Home menu.

Then, in the Sync dialog:

  1. In Configure Storage, confirm the source and destination.

  2. Optionally adjust Advanced Settings or Filtering Settings.

  3. Run a Dry Run first if you want to preview changes.

  4. Click Run to start the sync.

After running Sync, you can monitor the progress of transferring file in real-time.

Reference:  Synchronize Remote Storages Instantly

Save a Sync Job for reuse

If you will run the same local → Wasabi backup regularly:

Configure a sync as above (source on the left, Wasabi destination on the right).

  1. In the Sync dialog, choose Save to Jobs instead of running immediately.

  2. Give the job a descriptive name like SyncLocalToWasabi.

  3. Later, open Job Manager and run the job manually whenever you need an updated backup.

On supported platforms (such as Windows), RcloneView can show a system notification when the job finishes.

Reference:

Schedule automatic Wasabi backups (Job Scheduling)

To fully automate backups to Wasabi, schedule your sync job.

📌 Job scheduling is a PLUS feature. You need a PLUS license to enable scheduling.

Open Job Manager from the toolbar.

  1. Select your Wasabi sync job (for example LocalToWasabi_DailyBackup) and click Edit Job, or create a new job from your current Explorer selection.

  2. Go to Step 4 (in the picture below): Scheduling.

  3. Enable Run whenever time units ~ and set the schedule (for example, daily at 01:00).

  4. Use Simulate to preview upcoming run times.

  5. Save the job and keep RcloneView running; the job will execute automatically.

For deeper details:  Job Scheduling and Automated Execution

You can mount a Wasabi bucket as a virtual drive or folder on your system and then use Windows Explorer (or Finder on macOS) as usual.

Typical flow:

Make sure your Wasabi remote is configured and working.

  1. Choose the Wasabi folder you want to mount.

  2. Click the Mount icon in the upper‑right corner of the RcloneView Explorer.

  3. Click the Save and mount button to start the mount.

After a few moments, a new drive or folder appears in your OS. Browsing that path reads and writes data directly from Wasabi through RcloneView/rclone.

More information:  Mount Cloud Storage as a Local Drive

By combining Wasabi’s S3‑compatible object storage with RcloneView’s visual job management, you can build reliable backup, sync, and migration workflows without having to learn rclone command‑line syntax.

Here is an example of copying a file from Google Drive to Wasabi.  

Here’s another example that shows copying from Dropbox to Wasabi: