Mount HI GIO S3 Storage into Windows

Overview

Mounting a bucket to a local drive enables the creation of a virtual drive directly on the computer, allowing users to manage their cloud storage data seamlessly without needing additional tools or portal access.

Procedure

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Step 1: Download the RClone tool at this “Link” and extract the file after download

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Step 2: Run the RClone tool by Windows PowerShell

1. Example: the path of the folder which stores RClone tool “.\Downloads\rclone\”

2. Open Window PowerShell and run this command “ .\Downloads\rclone\rclone.exe help “ to check RClone tool is working on your Server/PC

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Step 3: Configuration HI GIO S3 storage connect with RClone

• Create the connection configuration file with this command

.\Downloads\rclone\rclone.exe config create Higio s3 env_auth false access_key_id xxxxxxxxxxxxxx secret_access_key xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx region hcm1 endpoint https://xxx.xxx.xx

** Note: “ .\Downloads\rclone\rclone.exe" is the folder path store the RClone tool. Security Key get it in “HERE”

• Verify the connection to HI GIO S3 Storage by performing operations such as listing buckets and listing objects.

• "Listing the bucket information"

.\Downloads\rclone\rclone.exe lsf Higio:

• "Listing objects inside the bucket"

.\Downloads\rclone\rclone.exe lsf Higio:examplebucket1

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Step 4: Mount a bucket as a local drive on your computer to enable direct access and management of cloud storage data.

• To mount a bucket as a drive on your computer, ensure that WinFsp is installed. “Link Download”

• Setup WinFSP → Click Next until Finish

• After installing WinFSP app, run the command below to mount Bucket

.\Downloads\rclone\rclone.exe mount Higio:examplebucket1 S:\ --vfs-cache-mode full

• Verify if the mount was successful.

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Step 5: Set up the configuration to automatically mount the bucket on system reboot.

1. Open “Run,” then type “shell:startup”

2. Create the new file withthe name “mounts3.cmd” and copy this code below to that file

"C:\Users\Administrator".\Downloads\rclone\rclone.exe mount Higio:examblebucket1 S:\ --vf

1. Save the file, then reboot the Server to test.