As of right now, out of the box. TeraBox does not provide a free, open API for third-party developers, which prevents the Rclone community from adding it as an official built-in backend.
Terabox offers a tempting 1TB of free storage, a massive amount compared to other free tiers like Google Drive's 15GB or OneDrive's 5GB. However, this generous offer comes with a significant catch. As a "walled garden," Terabox deliberately lacks the integration capabilities that power users have come to rely on.
: Modified versions of Rclone exist on platforms like GitHub that include experimental TeraBox drivers, though these require manual compilation and carry higher security risks. Use Cases and Benefits
Because you are relying on a third-party WebDAV bridge translating web requests, the connection can occasionally drop or time out during massive transfers. Adding the --low-level-retries 10 and --retries 5 flags to your Rclone commands can help push through temporary errors. 4. API Changes
So, why use Rclone with TeraBox? Here are some benefits of combining these two powerful tools: Rclone Terabox
—a service famous for offering 1TB of free storage—is not natively supported by the official Rclone build
Use rclone sync or rclone copy with cron jobs or task scheduler to automate backups of your local folders to TeraBox.
Below is the standard workflow using a TeraBox-WebDAV bridge, which is the most reliable method for standard Rclone installations. Step 1: Extract Your TeraBox Cookies
: rclone mount terabox: X: --vfs-cache-mode full Pro Tip: Managing Your Files As of right now, out of the box
Because the connection relies on web session cookies ( ndus ), your connection will eventually break when TeraBox expires the login session. You will periodically need to grab a fresh cookie from your browser and update your bridge settings. Advanced Use Case: Encrypted TeraBox Storage
The combination of speed throttling, unstable third-party tools, and lack of official support makes Rclone Terabox a frustrating experience. You are better off using Rclone with a supported provider like s3 (Backblaze B2 costs $0.005/GB/month) or drive (Google Workspace).
Open your terminal/command prompt and run: rclone config Use code with caution. Add New Remote: Choose n for a new remote. Name the Remote: Name it terabox .
is an open-source, command-line program that allows you to manage files on cloud storage. It supports: However, this generous offer comes with a significant catch
The tool will expose a local endpoint, typically http://localhost:8080/webdav .
Run the tool and log in with your Terabox credentials via a browser OAuth flow.
Free downloads are throttled to approximately . Expect slow transfers if downloading large volumes from Terabox.