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How to Upload Files and Folders on Amazon S3

Upload File(s)

Using this option, user can upload files from local system to Amazon S3 account, process will be in queue.

Bucket Explorer never re-uploads a file which is not changed (contents are same). Bucket Explorer checks the hash of the local file with Etag value of S3 file and if the value is same, the file is skipped from upload process.

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If you want to upload file(S) in any desired bucket, follow the given steps :
  1. Right click on selected files/folders in local file explorer (left side panel of the bucket explorer window) and choose Upload option from right click or can select Upload button (Arrow towards right side).
  2. Right click on selected object in object panel choose upload / download -> upload files option
  3. Right click on selected bucket in bucket panel and choose Upload File(s)... option.
  4. Choose File (Toolbar button) -> upload option from toolbar of object panel.

Steps to select files/folders from local file explorer and choose "Upload Button"

  1. Start the Bucket Explorer and connect with your Amazon S3 Account.
  2. Click on bucket, where you want to upload your files.
  3. Now go to local file explorer to select your files and folders that you want to upload.
  4. Click on Upload button to start uploading.
  5. Uploading start in queue. (Upload takes time depending upon the file-size and number of files)
  6. If file already exists on S3 then Bucket Explorer prompts for overwrite and skip.
  7. If you choose overwrite then BucketExplorer overwrites existing file with new file. Older version of that file is moved in trash folder of system bucket.
  8. After successful uploading you can see the statistics of upload process, it shows how many files are uploaded, failed, skipped and identical.
  9. After refreshing S3 files list using refresh button from tool bar of object panel, you can see all uploaded file in object grid.
  10. You've done uploading.

Identical : Identical status shows in case if contents of uploaded file are same as contents of existing file on S3, bucket explorer never re-uploads file if contents are same.