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--- merging_drives [2022/07/22 16:51] – johnsanc
+++ merging_drives [2022/07/30 10:43] – [Configure an rclone Union remote] johnsanc
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   - Type or drag and drop the paths you want to include separated by a space, for example: ``"X:\PS2" "Y:\PS2"``. Press **Enter** to continue.
   - The setup wizard will walk you through various settings for this remote:
-    * **action_policy**: use the default
+    * **action_policy**: use the default ("epall")
-    * **create_policy**: use the default
+    * **create_policy**: use the default ("epmfs")
-    * **search_policy**: use the default
+    * **search_policy**: use the default ("ff")
-    * **cache_time**: use the default
+    * **cache_time**: use the default ("120")
   - When prompted to edit the advanced config, choose **no**.
   - When prompted to keep the remote, choose **yes**. You will be taken back to the main menu of the remote configuration wizard.
   - Quit the configuration wizard by typing ``q`` and press **Enter**.
+For additional information about the rclone Union remote and the configuration options available, please refer to the [[https://rclone.org/union/|rclone help documentation]].
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 Now that you have a union remote configured, the next step is to mount the remote to access the files. This will effectively be a shortcut to access your files through the unified view.
-  - From the command prompt in the rclone directory, launch rclone using the mount option and choose to mount the remote to a new location using the following syntax: ``rclone mount [remote_name]:[directory_in_remote] [mount_path] [options]``. For example: ``rclone mount PS2:\ "C:\ROMs\PS2\" --vfs-cache-mode writes`` and press **Enter**. Note that rclone for Windows not will not allow you to mount to a directory that already exists.
+  - From the command prompt in the rclone directory, launch rclone using the mount option and choose to mount the remote to a new location using the following syntax: ``rclone mount [remote_name]:[directory_in_remote] [mount_path] [options]``. For example: ``rclone mount PS2:\ "C:\PS2\" --vfs-cache-mode writes`` and press **Enter**. Note that rclone for Windows not will not allow you to mount to a directory that already exists, however you must make sure all ancestor directories leading up to the mount point do exist.
   - If everything was successful, a message should display indicating that the rclone service has started.
   - Check that the mount exists by navigating to your mount path using Windows Explorer. The mount point will appear with a shortcut icon.
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 |**💡 TIP:** \\ rclone must be running for the virtual files to be populated in your mount point. You may want to create a simple batch file to launch rclone and mount your union remote so you do not need to use the command line every time. |
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+===== Optional: Create a batch script to mount remotes and start RomVault =====
+If you would like to mount your remotes when you launch RomVault, you can create a simple batch script as follows:
+  - Navigate to the directory of your RomVault executable
+  - Right click in blank space in Windows Explorer and select **New > Text Document**
+  - Rename the file something friendly with a ``.bat`` extension, like ``MountStartRV.bat``
+  - Open your .bat file in Notepad by right clicking and choosing **Edit**
+  - Enter the contents of your batch script. You can use the following as an example:<file>start "rclone" "C:\rclone\rclone.exe" mount PS2:\ C:\PS2\ --vfs-cache-mode writes
+start "" "C:\ROMVault\ROMVault35.exe"</file>
+  - Make sure RomVault and rclone are both closed, then test your script by double clicking on your *.bat file.
+  - If everything was successful, rclone will launch and mount your remote and RomVault will also launch.
+Congratulations! You can now mount your remotes and launch RomVault by clicking your batch script file. Note that closing RomVault will not stop your rclone mount. If you would like to unmount your remote, then close the rclone command prompt window.
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