TC Unable to open files on rclone mount

[hawkie]

This might not be a specific 10.x bug as it never really worked.

So I have a Google Drive mounted through "rclone mount" command under the c:\gdrive path

If I go to Windows Explorer to this path and double click a file (ex: MKV file) it opens just fine under the associated program.
On the other hand if I go in Total Commander to same path and double click the file I get the attached error

Image: https://i.imgur.com/HC1JM3Z.png

On the other hand if I right click the file and choose open with, it opens fine.

So question is why in Windows Explorer it works smoothly, while Total Commander cannot find the path ?

[ghisler(Author)]

Total Commander calls ShellExecuteEx by default. Maybe rclone doesn't handle that correctly.

Does it work when you right click on the file for half a second to open the context menu, then click on the file name in the menu?
If yes, you can use that method also when double clicking or pressing ENTER:

wincmd.ini under header [Configuration] add a new line containing:
ExecUseContextMenu=1

You can edit the wincmd.ini via Configuration - Change settings files directly.

[hawkie]

So I've tried what you said.
It does work / file opens if I right click then select the file name on the context menu.

However, if I put ExecUseContextMenu=1 in wincmd.ini then if I press ENTER or simply double click the file located in the same path nothing at all will happen. No error thrown but nothing happens.

[Stefan2]

So I've tried what you said.
It does work / file opens if I right click then select the file name on the context menu.

However, if I put ExecUseContextMenu=1 in wincmd.ini then if I press ENTER or simply double click the file located in the same path nothing at all will happen. No error thrown but nothing happens.

Just to be sure:

Have you put the "ExecUseContextMenu" in the [Configuration]- section?
wincmd.ini
[Configuration]
ExecUseContextMenu=1


And you have checked that you have "ExecUseContextMenu" only once in the wincmd.ini?

And have you modified the real used wincmd.ini?
(see menu "Help > About TC" or open the INI explicit via menu "Configuration - Change settings files directly.")

Have you restart the TC after modifying the INI? (not saying that is need, may be not, just to know)




 

[hawkie]

I did all that yes. Proof is that the behavior changed. It no longer throws the previous error it's just that nothing happens.
This is easily reproduceable if you have a google account. I'm using latest rclone and Total Commander version.

[ghisler(Author)]

I have a Google account but I have never heard of rclone. Before I spend hours trying to set it up in a way to reproduce the bug, can you post some instructions? I can test on any Windows version.

[hawkie]

Sure, setting this up should not take more than 10 minutes if you follow the instructions below:

Prerequisites:
- Download and install WinFSP from here : https://winfsp.dev/rel/
Per WinFSP doc: "Typically any information or storage may be organized and presented as a file system via WinFsp, with the benefit being that the information can be accessed via the standand Windows file API’s by any Windows application."

Next:
- Download rclone from website https://rclone.org/downloads/; I am using the Intel/AMD 64 bit version
- unpack zip file and extract to a folder (ex: c:\rclone)
- from command prompt go to rclone folder and run "rclone config"
- Choose "new remote" by pressing n and type a name (ex: gdrive)
- Type "drive" (to select Google Drive) - other remotes are also available ex: Dropbox,Amazon S3 etc
- for client_id and client_secret press Enter to select default (fine for testing)
- Next choose 1 (Full access all files)
- For service_account_file press Enter to leave empty
- Edit advanced config ? No
- Use browser to automatically authenticate rclone with remote? Yes
- Now allow through browser for rclone to access account
- After success message is received go back to rclone. Do not configure this as shared drive
- Config is now complete, press yes then quit config (q)
"rclone.conf" file will be now saved in c:\users\%username%\appdata\roaming\rclone.conf. Config can be redone if you remove the file.

For this test you can now just mount the drive from a command prompt by running:
rclone mount gdrive: c:\gdrive

You will now be able to see the GDRIVE folder under c:\gdrive along with all your stored drives under google.
Compare what happens when you double click a file in both Windows Explorer and Total Commander.

Thanks for your patience.

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks, I will try it!