docs: add an indication in case of recursive shortcuts in drive

Help people handle an issue which might be difficult to understand
otherwise.

If you have recursive shortcuts (pointing to a parent folder) in a
google drive, rclone is doing infinite recursion, never ending and
filling the disk. Even if you ask not to get shortcuts content.
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@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ The [rclone backend](https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_backend/) command can be
Shortcuts can be completely ignored with the `--drive-skip-shortcuts` flag Shortcuts can be completely ignored with the `--drive-skip-shortcuts` flag
or the corresponding `skip_shortcuts` configuration setting. or the corresponding `skip_shortcuts` configuration setting.
If you have shortcuts that lead to an infinite recursion in your drive (e.g. a shortcut pointing to a parent folder), `skip_shortcuts` might be mandatory to be able to copy the drive.
### Emptying trash ### Emptying trash
If you wish to empty your trash you can use the `rclone cleanup remote:` If you wish to empty your trash you can use the `rclone cleanup remote:`