Install & setup an rclone mount on Windows 10

Step 1: Download and install WinFSP: http://www.secfs.net/winfsp/rel/

Step 2: Download the rclone.exe file and drop it into your C:\Windows\ folder. You can download rclone from here: https://rclone.org/downloads/ this will download a zip file, in the zip file there will be a folder and in that folder you will find the rclone.exe you only need this file drop it into your Windows folder.

Step 3: Download the nssm.exe file and drop it into your C:\Windows\ folders. You can download nssm (None Sucking Service Manager) from here: https://nssm.cc/download this will download a zip file, in the zip file there will be a folder called win64 in here you will find the nssm.exe file this is the only file you need, drop it into your windows folder.

rclone Remote Setup

Now we will setup the rclone remote, a “remote” is the connection settings for a cloud storage drive.

Step 1: Load up Command Prompt.

Step 2: Type: rclone config
Step 3: Type: n Press: Enter
Step 4: Type: gdrive Press: Enter
Step 5: Type: drive Press: Enter
Step 6: Paste you client_id and client_secret which you can create by following this guide: How to: Google Drive API Client ID and Client Secret
(To paste in Command Prompt simply right click, to copy in Command Prompt simply highlight the text and then right click it. DO NOT press Ctrl+C or Ctrl+V)
Step 7: Type: drive Press: Enter
Step 8: Press: Enter
Step 9: Press: Enter
Step 10: Type: n Press: Enter
Step 11: Type: n Press: Enter
Step 12: Highlight the link with your mouse and right it (DO NOT press Ctrl+C, highlighting the text with your mouse and right clicking it will copy it.) and then paste the link into a browser window, login with your Google account and press Allow. It will give you a code copy that code and paste it back into the Command Prompt window using right click. Press: Enter
Step 13: Type: y Press: Enter
Step 14: Look in the list for the Team Drive called “PlexCloudServers” type the number next to this Team Drive. If this is the only Team Drive in your account it will be the number 1 so Type: 1 Press: Enter
Step 15: Type: y Press: Enter
Step 16: Type: q Press: Enter

You have now setup an rclone remote which links to the Google Team Drive, the remote name is gdrive. Next we need to mount this remote. Close Command Prompt ready for the next section of the guide.

nssm Mount Service Setup

Step 1: Load up Command Prompt as Administrator. To do this right click on Command Prompt and choose Run as Administrator.

Step 2: Type: nssm install PlexCloudServers

Step 3: in the Path field enter: C:\Windows\rclone.exe or browse to this file yourself.

Step 4: in the Arguments field paste the following mount command: (BUT replace the text chudz in this line with your own windows user. To find out your user open up windows file explorer and go to C:\ then to users you will see your user folder here.)

mount gdrive: Z: --allow-other --timeout 1h --dir-cache-time 1000h --poll-interval 1m --vfs-read-chunk-size 64M --vfs-read-chunk-size-limit=2048M --buffer-size 64M --drive-chunk-size 64M --tpslimit 10 --fuse-flag --VolumePrefix=\server\plexcloudservers --config C:\Users\chudz\.config\rclone\rclone.conf

NOTE: this will mount the Team Drive under the disk Z: if you already have a disk under the letter Z: change this to something else.

Step 5: Now click on the Details tab at the top in the Display name field called it: rclone gdrive mount and in the description enter: mount rclone remote.

Step 6: Now click on the Exit Actions tab at the top and set the Delay restart by: 10000 ms.

Step 7: Click on Install Service button.

Step 8: Now in Command Prompt which should still be open type:

nssm start PlexCloudServers

You have now setup the mount.

Fix Slow Browsing of Files in Windows Explorer

Step 1: Right click on the mounted drive and go to Propertise.

Step 2: Now click on the Customise tab and in the drop-down for “Optimise this folder for:” choose Documents and then tick the box that says “Also apply this template to all subfolders”.