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  1. Open your preferred web browser.

  2. Visit https://cloud.rdm.uq.edu.au/ and log in

  3. Click on your initials at the top right corner.

  4. Click on 'Settings'

    , then 'Security'.

  6. Scroll down until you find the "Devices & sessions" section.

  7. There’s a field to name your new app password. Type ‘rclone’ into this field so that you know what the password is for.

  8. Click on the 'Create new app password' button. This will generate a new password.

  9. This new password will be displayed just once. Highlight it, right-click and select 'Copy' or press 'Ctrl+C' (Windows) or 'Command+C' (Mac) to copy it. You'll need to paste this in the rclone configuration later.

  10. Open Terminal:

    • Press 'Command' and 'Spacebar' on your keyboard simultaneously. This opens Spotlight.

    • Type 'Terminal' and press 'Enter'. This opens the Terminal app.

  11. Configure rclone:

    • In the Terminal, type rclone config and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked 'e/n/d/r/c/s/q>', type n and press 'Enter'.

    • Type a name for the new remote (like ‘rdm3' or 'uqrdm’) and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked for the 'Storage', type webdav and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked for the 'url', type https://cloud.rdm.uq.edu.au/remote.php/dav/files/your-email/ (replace 'your-email' with your actual UQ email addressthe username displayed when you created the new app password) and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked for the 'vendor', type 1 (which corresponds to Nextcloud) and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked for the 'user', type your UQ email address the username displayed when you created the new app password and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked ‘y/g/n>' for the ‘pass', type y and press 'Enter'. You will then be prompted to enter the password. To paste the password you copied earlier, right-click in the Command Prompt or Terminal and select 'Paste' (or use 'Ctrl+V' for Windows or 'Command+V' for Mac). Remember, even though you might not see anything appearing in the Terminal or Command Prompt when you paste your password, it's still being entered. Don't be alarmed if it seems like nothing has been pasted. Once you’ve pasted it, press 'Enter’.

    • Confirm your password by pasting it again and pressing 'Enter'.

    • Skip the 'bearer_token' by simply pressing 'Enter'.

    • When asked 'Edit advanced config?', type n and press 'Enter'.

    • To confirm the configuration is okay, type y and press 'Enter'. Then type q and press 'Enter' to quit the config.

  12. Test the Configuration:

    • Type rclone lsd rdm3: in the Terminal and press 'Enter'. It should list the RDM records that you have access to.

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  1. Create a New App Password:

    • Follow the same instructions as for Mac in step 1.

  2. Open Command Prompt:

    • Press the 'Windows' key and 'R' on your keyboard at the same time to open the 'Run' dialog.

    • Type 'cmd' in the 'Run' dialog and click 'OK'. This opens the Command Prompt.

  3. Configure rclone:

    • The steps are the same as for Mac in step 3, but you'll be typing into the Command Prompt instead of Terminal.

  4. Test the Configuration:

    • Follow the same instructions as for Mac in step 4 rclone.

Please remember to replace any placeholder (like 'your-email') with your actual details. Now that rclone has been configured, it can be used to transfer files to the UQRDM.

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