How to Transfer Data Between Backblaze and IDrive

As more and more businesses and individuals store their data on cloud servers, it becomes increasingly important to be able to transfer data between different cloud storage providers. Fortunately, rclone is a versatile and powerful tool that allows you to transfer data between over 40 different cloud storage providers, including Backblaze and IDrive.

In this article, we will show you how to transfer data between Backblaze and IDrive using rclone. We will provide step-by-step instructions and code examples to help you get started.

Step 1: Install rclone

The first step in transferring data between Backblaze and IDrive using rclone is to install rclone on your computer. Rclone is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and can be downloaded from the official rclone website.

Step 2: Configure rclone to connect to Backblaze

Once rclone is installed, the next step is to configure it to connect to Backblaze. Use the following command in the terminal:

rclone config

This will launch the rclone configuration wizard, which will guide you through the process of setting up rclone to connect to Backblaze. You will need to provide your Backblaze account information, including your account ID and application key.

Step 3: Configure rclone to connect to IDrive

The next step is to configure rclone to connect to IDrive. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:

rclone config

This will launch the rclone configuration wizard again. Follow the prompts to configure rclone to connect to your IDrive account, including your account username and password.

Step 4: Transfer data between Backblaze and IDrive

Once rclone is configured to connect to both Backblaze and IDrive, you can start transferring data between them. To transfer data from Backblaze to IDrive, run the following command:

rclone copy backblaze: /path/to/source idrive: /path/to/destination

Let’s take an example. I have a bucket in Blackblaze with the name Bucket1 and I have a bucket in IDrive with the game Bucket2. I want to copy all data from Bucket1 to Bucket2. So I will use this code:

rclone copy backblaze:Bucket1 idrive:Bucket2

But if you don’t want to copy the entire bucket data and just folder, use the following code:

This code is based on that I have a folder with the name BBFolder in Backblaze’s Bucket1 bucket and another folder in iDrive’s Bucket 2 bucket with the name iDriveFolder

rclone copy backblaze:Bucket1/BBfolder/ idrive:Bucket2/iDriveFolder/

Replace /path/to/source with the name of the Backblaze directory you want to transfer data from, and /path/to/destination with the name of the IDrive directory you want to transfer data to.

To transfer data from IDrive to Backblaze, you can use the following command:

rclone copy idrive: /path/to/source backblaze: /path/to/destination

This will copy the contents of the source directory in your IDrive account to the destination directory in your Backblaze account.

You can also Sync

If you want to sync data, you can simply remove copy and type sync there. It will then sync data of one cloud bucket to another. You can sync just a folder or an entire bucket. Syncing means that anything additional there will be removed. Anything old will also be replaced with the new version. So make sure you know what you are doing. The code will look like this:

rclone sync idrive: /path/to/source backblaze: /path/to/destination

Advanced options

Rclone provides a number of advanced options that allow you to customize the behavior of data transfers. For example, you can use the --transfers option to specify the number of simultaneous transfers to use, or the --exclude option to exclude specific files or directories from the transfer.

Here is an example of a command that uses the --transfers option to specify the number of simultaneous transfers to use:

rclone copy --transfers 4 backblaze: /path/to/source idrive: /path/to/destination

This will copy the contents of the source the directory from Backblaze to IDrive using 4 simultaneous transfers.

Conclusion

In this article, we have shown you how to transfer data between Backblaze and IDrive using rclone. Rclone is a powerful and flexible tool that allows you to transfer data between over 40 different cloud storage providers quickly and easily. With rclone, you can customize your data transfer using advanced options, making it a versatile and powerful tool for transferring data between cloud storage providers.