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title: "Box"
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description: "Rclone docs for Box"
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date: "2015-10-14"
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---
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<i class="fa fa-archive"></i> Box
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Paths are specified as `remote:path`
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Paths may be as deep as required, eg `remote:directory/subdirectory`.
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The initial setup for Box involves getting a token from Box which you
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can do either in your browser, or with a config.json downloaded from Box
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to use JWT authentication. `rclone config` walks you through it.
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Here is an example of how to make a remote called `remote`. First run:
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rclone config
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This will guide you through an interactive setup process:
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```
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No remotes found - make a new one
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n) New remote
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s) Set configuration password
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q) Quit config
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n/s/q> n
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name> remote
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Type of storage to configure.
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Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
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[snip]
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XX / Box
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\ "box"
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[snip]
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Storage> box
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Box App Client Id - leave blank normally.
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client_id>
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Box App Client Secret - leave blank normally.
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client_secret>
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Box App config.json location
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Leave blank normally.
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Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
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config_json>
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'enterprise' or 'user' depending on the type of token being requested.
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Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("user").
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box_sub_type>
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Remote config
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Use auto config?
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* Say Y if not sure
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* Say N if you are working on a remote or headless machine
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y) Yes
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n) No
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y/n> y
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If your browser doesn't open automatically go to the following link: http://127.0.0.1:53682/auth
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Log in and authorize rclone for access
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Waiting for code...
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Got code
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--------------------
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[remote]
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client_id =
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client_secret =
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token = {"access_token":"XXX","token_type":"bearer","refresh_token":"XXX","expiry":"XXX"}
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--------------------
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y) Yes this is OK
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e) Edit this remote
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d) Delete this remote
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y/e/d> y
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```
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See the [remote setup docs](/remote_setup/) for how to set it up on a
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machine with no Internet browser available.
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Note that rclone runs a webserver on your local machine to collect the
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token as returned from Box. This only runs from the moment it opens
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your browser to the moment you get back the verification code. This
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is on `http://127.0.0.1:53682/` and this it may require you to unblock
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it temporarily if you are running a host firewall.
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Once configured you can then use `rclone` like this,
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List directories in top level of your Box
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rclone lsd remote:
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List all the files in your Box
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rclone ls remote:
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To copy a local directory to an Box directory called backup
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rclone copy /home/source remote:backup
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### Using rclone with an Enterprise account with SSO ###
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If you have an "Enterprise" account type with Box with single sign on
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(SSO), you need to create a password to use Box with rclone. This can
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be done at your Enterprise Box account by going to Settings, "Account"
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Tab, and then set the password in the "Authentication" field.
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Once you have done this, you can setup your Enterprise Box account
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using the same procedure detailed above in the, using the password you
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have just set.
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### Invalid refresh token ###
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According to the [box docs](https://developer.box.com/v2.0/docs/oauth-20#section-6-using-the-access-and-refresh-tokens):
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> Each refresh_token is valid for one use in 60 days.
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This means that if you
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* Don't use the box remote for 60 days
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* Copy the config file with a box refresh token in and use it in two places
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* Get an error on a token refresh
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then rclone will return an error which includes the text `Invalid
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refresh token`.
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To fix this you will need to use oauth2 again to update the refresh
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token. You can use the methods in [the remote setup
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docs](/remote_setup/), bearing in mind that if you use the copy the
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config file method, you should not use that remote on the computer you
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did the authentication on.
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Here is how to do it.
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```
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$ rclone config
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Current remotes:
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Name Type
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==== ====
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remote box
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e) Edit existing remote
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n) New remote
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d) Delete remote
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r) Rename remote
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c) Copy remote
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s) Set configuration password
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q) Quit config
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e/n/d/r/c/s/q> e
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Choose a number from below, or type in an existing value
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1 > remote
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remote> remote
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[remote]
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type = box
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token = {"access_token":"XXX","token_type":"bearer","refresh_token":"XXX","expiry":"2017-07-08T23:40:08.059167677+01:00"}
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Edit remote
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Value "client_id" = ""
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Edit? (y/n)>
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y) Yes
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n) No
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y/n> n
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Value "client_secret" = ""
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Edit? (y/n)>
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y) Yes
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n) No
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y/n> n
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Remote config
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Already have a token - refresh?
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y) Yes
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n) No
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y/n> y
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Use auto config?
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* Say Y if not sure
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* Say N if you are working on a remote or headless machine
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y) Yes
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n) No
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y/n> y
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If your browser doesn't open automatically go to the following link: http://127.0.0.1:53682/auth
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Log in and authorize rclone for access
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Waiting for code...
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Got code
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--------------------
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[remote]
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type = box
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token = {"access_token":"YYY","token_type":"bearer","refresh_token":"YYY","expiry":"2017-07-23T12:22:29.259137901+01:00"}
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y) Yes this is OK
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e) Edit this remote
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d) Delete this remote
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y/e/d> y
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```
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### Modified time and hashes ###
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Box allows modification times to be set on objects accurate to 1
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second. These will be used to detect whether objects need syncing or
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not.
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Box supports SHA1 type hashes, so you can use the `--checksum`
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flag.
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#### Restricted filename characters
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In addition to the [default restricted characters set](/overview/#restricted-characters)
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the following characters are also replaced:
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| Character | Value | Replacement |
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| --------- |:-----:|:-----------:|
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| \ | 0x5C | ＼ |
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File names can also not end with the following characters.
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These only get replaced if they are the last character in the name:
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| Character | Value | Replacement |
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| --------- |:-----:|:-----------:|
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| SP | 0x20 | ␠ |
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Invalid UTF-8 bytes will also be [replaced](/overview/#invalid-utf8),
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as they can't be used in JSON strings.
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### Transfers ###
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For files above 50MB rclone will use a chunked transfer. Rclone will
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upload up to `--transfers` chunks at the same time (shared among all
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the multipart uploads). Chunks are buffered in memory and are
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normally 8MB so increasing `--transfers` will increase memory use.
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### Deleting files ###
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Depending on the enterprise settings for your user, the item will
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either be actually deleted from Box or moved to the trash.
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### Root folder ID ###
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You can set the `root_folder_id` for rclone. This is the directory
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(identified by its `Folder ID`) that rclone considers to be the root
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of your Box drive.
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Normally you will leave this blank and rclone will determine the
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correct root to use itself.
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However you can set this to restrict rclone to a specific folder
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hierarchy.
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In order to do this you will have to find the `Folder ID` of the
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directory you wish rclone to display. This will be the last segment
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of the URL when you open the relevant folder in the Box web
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interface.
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So if the folder you want rclone to use has a URL which looks like
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`https://app.box.com/folder/11xxxxxxxxx8`
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in the browser, then you use `11xxxxxxxxx8` as
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the `root_folder_id` in the config.
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<!--- autogenerated options start - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit fs.RegInfo in backend/box/box.go then run make backenddocs -->
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### Standard Options
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Here are the standard options specific to box (Box).
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#### --box-client-id
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Box App Client Id.
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Leave blank normally.
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- Config: client_id
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- Env Var: RCLONE_BOX_CLIENT_ID
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- Type: string
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- Default: ""
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#### --box-client-secret
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Box App Client Secret
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Leave blank normally.
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- Config: client_secret
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- Env Var: RCLONE_BOX_CLIENT_SECRET
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- Type: string
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- Default: ""
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#### --box-box-config-file
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Box App config.json location
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Leave blank normally.
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- Config: box_config_file
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- Env Var: RCLONE_BOX_BOX_CONFIG_FILE
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- Type: string
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- Default: ""
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#### --box-box-sub-type
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- Config: box_sub_type
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- Env Var: RCLONE_BOX_BOX_SUB_TYPE
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- Type: string
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- Default: "user"
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- Examples:
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- "user"
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- Rclone should act on behalf of a user
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- "enterprise"
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- Rclone should act on behalf of a service account
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### Advanced Options
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Here are the advanced options specific to box (Box).
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#### --box-root-folder-id
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Fill in for rclone to use a non root folder as its starting point.
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- Config: root_folder_id
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- Env Var: RCLONE_BOX_ROOT_FOLDER_ID
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- Type: string
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- Default: "0"
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#### --box-upload-cutoff
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Cutoff for switching to multipart upload (>= 50MB).
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- Config: upload_cutoff
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- Env Var: RCLONE_BOX_UPLOAD_CUTOFF
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- Type: SizeSuffix
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- Default: 50M
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#### --box-commit-retries
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Max number of times to try committing a multipart file.
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- Config: commit_retries
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- Env Var: RCLONE_BOX_COMMIT_RETRIES
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- Type: int
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- Default: 100
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#### --box-encoding
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This sets the encoding for the backend.
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See: the [encoding section in the overview](/overview/#encoding) for more info.
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- Config: encoding
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- Env Var: RCLONE_BOX_ENCODING
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- Type: MultiEncoder
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- Default: Slash,BackSlash,Del,Ctl,RightSpace,InvalidUtf8,Dot
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<!--- autogenerated options stop -->
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### Limitations ###
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Note that Box is case insensitive so you can't have a file called
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"Hello.doc" and one called "hello.doc".
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Box file names can't have the `\` character in. rclone maps this to
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and from an identical looking unicode equivalent `＼`.
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Box only supports filenames up to 255 characters in length.
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