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Rclone is a command line program that syncs files and directories to and from over 70 cloud storage providers. It preserves timestamps, verifies checksums, and supports features like encryption, compression, and mounting cloud storage as a local disk.
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Enterprise Cloud Storage & Data Platforms →Excerpts where Rclone appeared in the AI's answer

Rclone: An open-source command-line program that manages cloud storage.
Excerpts where Rclone appeared in the AI's answer

Rclone (CLI / Sync-focused): While technically a sync and file-transfer tool rather than a traditional snapshot backup tool, it supports encryption (rclone crypt )

Rclone: An open-source command-line tool that syncs files and directories to major cloud storage providers, including S3, Azure, and Google Cloud.
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Rclone (with Crypt) + Zero-Knowledge Cloud : If you want true block-level performance combined with zero-knowledge privacy, power users often use a tool like rclone

Rclone : Often called the Swiss Army knife of cloud storage, Rclone features a "Crypt" function.