Android settings

Global settings

Uploads

Setting	Default	What it does
Pause uploads	Off	Holds all uploads until you resume.
Upload on Wi-Fi only	Off	Holds uploads on metered networks such as mobile data.
Pause during battery saver	Off	Holds uploads while battery saver is on.
Upload only while charging	Off	Holds uploads unless the phone is plugged in.
Upload speed limit	Unlimited	512 KB/s to 20 MB/s. Uploads only.
Quiet hours	Off	Holds uploads in a daily window, 22:00 to 07:00 by default.
Photo and video backup		See Offline files, sync and backup.
Allow external automation	Off	Lets Tasker, Automate and similar apps control uploads, backup and sync. See Automation.
When a file already exists	Keep both	Keep both, Overwrite or Don’t replace. See When a name is already taken.

The Transfers widget and the Quick Settings tile are set up from here too.

Storage

Setting	Default	What it does
Cache size limit	5 GB	How much file data each drive keeps cached. No limit, 256 MB, 1 GB or 5 GB.
Keep cached files	1 week	How long unused cached data is kept: 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, or until space is needed.
Clear cache		Deletes cached file data, except on drives with uploads waiting.
Thumbnail cache limit	64 MB	32 MB to 512 MB.
Offline files limit	1 GB	256 MB to 10 GB.
Refresh offline files on Wi-Fi only	On
Almost-full warning	Off	Warns when a drive is 80, 90 or 95% full.

See Caching and uploads.

Security and privacy

Setting	Default	What it does
App lock	Off	Locks the app with your fingerprint, face or screen lock, and encrypts your drive configuration. See App lock.
Share usage and crash data	On	See Usage and crash data.
Local network access		Only on Android versions that require permission to reach devices on your network.

Configuration

Import configuration, Export configuration, Move to another device, Receive from another device (see Import and export) and System backup (on by default; see System backup).

Help and about

What’s new, tips, troubleshooting, contact, and the app and rclone versions.

Drive settings

Open a drive’s settings from its menu on the home screen, or from Settings in the Files app’s menu for that drive.

Tools: offline files, storage insights and trash for the drive.

General

Rename.
Exposed folder: show the whole drive, or only one folder of it, in the Files app and other apps.
Enabled: show this drive in the Files app.

App access

Read-only: apps can open and copy files, but can’t change anything.
Pretend local storage: for apps that hide cloud locations in their picker. See The Files app.
Move deletions to trash: see Trash.

Shortcuts: show the drive in the app icon’s shortcuts, or add it to the home screen.

Connection

Edit connection: change the drive’s options in the wizard. Password fields stay empty; leave them blank to keep the current value.
Diagnostics: checks the network, the connection, local network access and free space, with Share report for support.
Reconnect: sign in again, for drives that use OAuth.

Advanced

Generate thumbnails: Always, Wi-Fi only (default) or Off, and Clear cached thumbnails.
Export format: for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides on Google Drive. See Google Docs.
File cache: override the global cache size and age for this drive, and clear its cache.
Connection details: the drive’s type, and Configuration, its settings with secrets hidden.

Delete drive removes it from CloudMount. Files on the drive itself aren’t touched.

Permissions

Permission	Why
Network	To reach your storage, and to tell Wi-Fi from mobile data for upload rules.
Local network	On recent Android versions, to reach NAS boxes and servers on your network, and to scan for them. Asked when needed.
Notifications	To show upload, transfer and sync progress.
Foreground service	To keep uploads, transfers and syncs running when you leave the app.
Photos and videos	Only for photo and video backup.
All files access	Only for sync folders.