Configuring Rclone with Dropbox
Access the Dropbox Developer Console
Go to the Dropbox App Console.
Sign in with the account associated with the application.
Edit the application
Select the application you’re using (the name you gave it when created).
Go to the Permissions section.
Grant necessary permissions
From the list of available permissions, activate:
files.metadata.read: To read file metadata.
Other relevant permissions according to your needs, such as:
files.content.read: To read file content.
files.content.write: To write or modify file content.
files.metadata.write: To modify metadata.
Regenerate the token
Go to the OAuth 2 section within the application.
Click Generate Access Token and copy the new token.
Update Rclone configuration
Edit the Rclone configuration file to include the new token:
vim ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf
Replace the access_token value with the new token generated. Test the configuration
Run the following command to verify everything is working correctly:
rclone lsd rclone:
This command should list the directories in your Dropbox account.