Settings

The Settings tab has three sections: Upload Performance, File Exclusion Patterns, Command Line Interface, and Configuration.

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Settings tab walkthrough

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Upload Performance

Concurrent Uploads

Controls how many files upload simultaneously.

• Default: 4

• Range: 1–16

• Higher values are faster for many small files, but use more bandwidth

Chunk Size (MB)

Controls the multipart upload chunk size.

• Default: 8 MB

• Range: 5–100 MB

• Larger chunks are more efficient for big files but use more memory per chunk

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File Exclusion Patterns

Files matching these patterns are automatically skipped during upload. This is particularly useful when uploading folders — system files, temp files, and build artifacts are excluded automatically.

Default exclusions:

• .DS_Store

• ._*

• .Thumbs.db

• .Spotlight-V100

• __Trashes

• __MACOSX

• .fseventsd

• .env

Adding a Pattern

Type a glob pattern in the input field (e.g., *.tmp) and click Add.

Removing a Pattern

Click the red minus button next to any pattern.

Reset to Defaults

Click Reset to Defaults to restore the original exclusion list.

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Command Line Interface

Install CLI

If the r2drop CLI is not installed, click Install CLI to install it to ~/.local/bin/r2drop.

The status indicator shows:

• 🟢 CLI installed — path shown

• ⚪ CLI not installed — click to install

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Configuration

Shows the paths R2Drop uses for config and logs. These can be overridden with the R2DROP_HOME environment variable.

Setting	Default
Config directory	~/.r2drop/
Log directory	~/.r2drop/logs/
Max log file size	10 MB
Max rotated log files	5

To use a custom location:

export R2DROP_HOME=/path/to/custom/dir

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About Tab

The About tab shows the app version, links to the website and legal pages, and auto-update controls.

Auto-Updates

R2Drop uses Sparkle for automatic updates. You can:

• Toggle Automatically check for updates on/off

• Click Check Now to manually check for a new release