FEATURES / Cross-Bucket Transfer
/// Cross-Bucket Transfer
Copy files between buckets. No download required.
Transfer objects between buckets — across regions or AWS accounts — entirely server-side. Per-file progress tracking. No bandwidth consumed on your machine.
Start for freeServer-side transfer. Cross-region. Cross-account. Progress per file.
/// How it works
Select source files
Browse any connected bucket, select individual files or entire prefixes. The source panel shows file names, sizes, and types. Select what you need to transfer.
Choose destination bucket
Pick any connected bucket as the destination — same account, different account, different region. Set transfer options: preserve metadata, keep storage class, or override.
Transfer — server-side, with progress
Storafleet initiates S3 server-side copies. No data hits your machine. Per-file progress bars track completion. Transfer summary shows total transferred and estimated time.
Server-side transfer
Files are copied directly between buckets — not downloaded to your machine and re-uploaded. Works over your connection for 4KB. Works for 400GB on the server.
Cross-region and cross-account
Copy between any two buckets regardless of region or AWS account. Storafleet handles cross-account credential routing when you have multiple accounts connected.
Per-file progress tracking
Watch each file transfer in real time. Per-file progress bars show transfer status — in progress, done, or queued. No guessing if it's stuck.
Bulk file selection
Select individual files, a whole folder, or filter by prefix to build your transfer set. Transfer 1 file or 10,000 — same interface.
Preserve metadata and storage class
Choose whether to copy with the original storage class and metadata or override them for the destination. Useful for moving data from prod to archival buckets.
No credentials shared
Cross-account transfers use your connected credentials — the target account's keys are never exposed. Storafleet handles the multi-account coordination securely.
/// Without Storafleet
Copying files between buckets means download to your machine, then upload — burning bandwidth and time for large datasets.
- aws s3 cp between buckets routes data through your machine — slow for large files
- Cross-account copies require complex IAM policy setup before the CLI command even works
- No progress visibility — just a terminal output with no per-file status
- Bulk transfers require scripting or third-party tools
- Cross-region transfers incur egress costs when routed through your machine
/// With Storafleet
Server-side copy. No download. Cross-region and cross-account. Progress per file.
- Server-side S3 copy — files never touch your machine or bandwidth
- Cross-account transfers handled automatically when both accounts are connected
- Per-file progress bars with transfer status, speed, and estimated time
- Bulk select by prefix or individually — 1 file or thousands in one transfer
- Option to preserve or override storage class and metadata at destination
/// When you'll use this
Mirroring prod assets to staging
The staging environment needs a fresh copy of prod's media assets. Downloading them and re-uploading is slow and burns your bandwidth. Storafleet copies them server-side — 18GB moved in 2 minutes. Staging is up to date. Your laptop never touched a file.
Key featureServer-side cross-bucket copy with progress tracking
Consolidating data from multiple accounts
Three separate AWS accounts each have a prod-logs bucket. You need to consolidate them into a single archive bucket in your main account. Storafleet handles the cross-account routing — one session, three transfers, done.
Key featureCross-account bulk transfer with multi-account support
Cloning a bucket for a new region
You're expanding to Europe and need to seed the eu-west-1 bucket with the same assets currently in us-east-1. Storafleet bulk-selects the source, you pick the EU destination, and the server-side copy runs. No egress from your infrastructure.
Key featureCross-region bucket seeding with full prefix transfer
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