I have a collection of ebooks(8 GB atm) that i want to backup to google drive. It usually takes me 2-3 hrs to upload a 2 GB zip file(containing only the most important documents and files).

Tried to upload my ebooks, left it for 12 hrs and it still hasn’t uploaded. Thought maybe its because i am using Rclone shared client ID(heavily rate limited ), so i set up my own client ID and tried again and its been 3 hrs and still hasn’t upload

I am realizing now that its probably has nothing to do with rclone but rather my internet speed, specifically my upload speed(download 15-30 mps & upload 5-8 mps).

So i am wondering if anyone has solutions for people in countries with abysmal internet speeds.

  • PetteriPano@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 days ago

    I have great internets at home, but I did a lot of sailing abroad with limited roaming. I had my home server set up to download new videos from my favourite YouTube channels and put them in a shared syncthing directory.

    I’d just go hit that local pub or library with free WiFi and let syncthing on my smartphone do its thing.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

    Sounds like you need a client that does “multiparty uploads”. Meaning interruptions should continue if there is a break in comms.

    All the Cloud endpoints support this, you just need a better client. Do some research I guess.

  • TheTechyHobbit@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    2 days ago

    Have you considered a torrent based solution?

    Setup a torrenting server hosted online somewhere with fast speeds (e.g. Netherlands), sync it with gdrive, create a torrent for your books, and “download” your books to the toreenting machine.

    This approach won’t help with upload speed, but it should help with reliability/continuity. As long as you seed from your home computer, your books will eventually make it into your gdrive.

    Although with this setup it might be easier to just torrent the ebooks to the online server from sources other than yourself.

  • solrize@lemmy.ml
    11·
    2 days ago

    It’s gonna take a long time, just deal with it. 12 hours is expected, right? Get some sleep and check it afterwards.

    • Cactus_Head@programming.devOPEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      It didn’t even upload after 12 hours. I left it running the whole night and woke up in the morning to it still running