diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/package.mk b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/package.mk
index 0c98279878..ddd1c60303 100644
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/package.mk
+++ b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/package.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2025 ROCKNIX Team (https://github.com/ROCKNIX)
 
 PKG_NAME="rclone"
-PKG_VERSION="1.70.3"
+PKG_VERSION="1.71.0"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain fuse rsync"
 PKG_LONGDESC="rsync for cloud storage"
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/sources/cloud_backup b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/sources/cloud_backup
index 8fc570b967..b85af3c784 100755
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/sources/cloud_backup
+++ b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/sources/cloud_backup
@@ -313,27 +313,23 @@ execute_rclone_with_error_handling() {
     
     log_message "About to execute: rclone ${method} ${extra_opts[*]} ${source} ${dest}" "false"
     
-    # Create a temporary script to capture both stdout and stderr
-    local temp_script="/tmp/rclone_exec_$$"
-    cat > "$temp_script" << EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-rclone ${method} ${extra_opts[*]} "${source}" "${dest}" 2>&1
-echo "RCLONE_EXIT_CODE:\$?"
-EOF
-    chmod +x "$temp_script"
+    # Use a temporary file to capture stderr while allowing stdout (progress) to display
+    local stderr_file="/tmp/rclone_stderr_$$"
     
-    # Execute and capture output
-    local output
-    output=$("$temp_script")
-    local rclone_exit_code=$(echo "$output" | grep "RCLONE_EXIT_CODE:" | cut -d: -f2)
+    # Execute rclone with real-time progress display
+    # stdout goes to terminal (shows progress), stderr goes to temp file for logging
+    rclone "${method}" "${extra_opts[@]}" "${source}" "${dest}" 2>"$stderr_file"
+    local rclone_exit_code=$?
+    
+    # Log any stderr output for debugging
+    if [ -s "$stderr_file" ]; then
+        while IFS= read -r line; do
+            log_message "rclone stderr: $line" "false"
+        done < "$stderr_file"
+    fi
     
     # Clean up
-    rm -f "$temp_script"
-    
-    # Log the full output for debugging
-    echo "$output" | grep -v "RCLONE_EXIT_CODE:" | while IFS= read -r line; do
-        log_message "rclone: $line" "false"
-    done
+    rm -f "$stderr_file"
     
     return $rclone_exit_code
 }
@@ -381,7 +377,7 @@ backup_game_saves() {
     
     # Add debug logging if LOG_LEVEL is INFO
     if [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" == "INFO" ]; then
-        rclone_debug="--log-level INFO"
+        rclone_debug="--log-level"
     fi
 
     # Build the complete options array
@@ -398,7 +394,7 @@ backup_game_saves() {
 
     # Add debug logging if enabled
     if [ -n "$rclone_debug" ]; then
-        all_opts+=("$rclone_debug")
+        all_opts+=("$rclone_debug" "INFO")
     fi
 
     # Add exclusions
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/sources/cloud_restore b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/sources/cloud_restore
index ba95deb941..d3a56d833c 100755
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/sources/cloud_restore
+++ b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/network/rclone/sources/cloud_restore
@@ -378,27 +378,23 @@ execute_rclone_with_error_handling() {
     
     log_message "About to execute: rclone ${method} ${extra_opts[*]} ${source} ${dest}" "false"
     
-    # Create a temporary script to capture both stdout and stderr
-    local temp_script="/tmp/rclone_exec_$$"
-    cat > "$temp_script" << EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-rclone ${method} ${extra_opts[*]} "${source}" "${dest}" 2>&1
-echo "RCLONE_EXIT_CODE:\$?"
-EOF
-    chmod +x "$temp_script"
+    # Use a temporary file to capture stderr while allowing stdout (progress) to display
+    local stderr_file="/tmp/rclone_stderr_$$"
     
-    # Execute and capture output
-    local output
-    output=$("$temp_script")
-    local rclone_exit_code=$(echo "$output" | grep "RCLONE_EXIT_CODE:" | cut -d: -f2)
+    # Execute rclone with real-time progress display
+    # stdout goes to terminal (shows progress), stderr goes to temp file for logging
+    rclone "${method}" "${extra_opts[@]}" "${source}" "${dest}" 2>"$stderr_file"
+    local rclone_exit_code=$?
+    
+    # Log any stderr output for debugging
+    if [ -s "$stderr_file" ]; then
+        while IFS= read -r line; do
+            log_message "rclone stderr: $line" "false"
+        done < "$stderr_file"
+    fi
     
     # Clean up
-    rm -f "$temp_script"
-    
-    # Log the full output for debugging
-    echo "$output" | grep -v "RCLONE_EXIT_CODE:" | while IFS= read -r line; do
-        log_message "rclone: $line" "false"
-    done
+    rm -f "$stderr_file"
     
     return $rclone_exit_code
 }
@@ -435,9 +431,9 @@ restore_game_saves() {
     
     # Add debug logging if LOG_LEVEL is INFO
     if [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" == "INFO" ]; then
-        rclone_debug="--log-level INFO"
+        rclone_debug="--log-level"
     fi
-    
+
     # Build the complete options array
     local all_opts=()
     if [ ${#filtered_opts[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -449,13 +445,11 @@ restore_game_saves() {
             "--filter-from" "/storage/.config/cloud_sync-rules.txt"
         )
     fi
-    
+
     # Add debug logging if enabled
     if [ -n "$rclone_debug" ]; then
-        all_opts+=("$rclone_debug")
-    fi
-    
-    # Add exclusions
+        all_opts+=("$rclone_debug" "INFO")
+    fi    # Add exclusions
     all_opts+=(
         "--exclude=${BACKUPFOLDER}/**"
         "--exclude=backups/**"