Quick Start Guide

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This guide will help you create your first workflow and transfer files between storage providers.

Prerequisites

• Blober Desktop App installed
• Credentials for at least one storage provider (see Storage Providers)

Step 1: Create a Workflow

Workflows define what to transfer and where. Let’s create one:

1. Open the Blober desktop app
2. Go to the Workflows page
3. Click New Workflow

Configure Source

4. Select a Source Provider (e.g., Local, Google Drive, AWS S3)
5. Enter Credentials if required (the first time you use a provider)
6. Browse to select the folder or files you want to transfer

Configure Destination

7. Select a Destination Provider (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob)
8. Enter Credentials for the destination
9. Set the Destination Path - the folder where files will go
10. (Optional) Add a Path Template to organize files dynamically

Choose an Action

11. Select what to do with the files:

    • Copy - Duplicate files to destination (source unchanged)
    • Move - Transfer files and remove from source
    • Delete - Remove files from source

12. Click Save to create the workflow

Step 2: Start the Transfer

1. Go to the Workflows page
2. Find your workflow in the list
3. Click the Play icon at the top right of the workflow card
4. Watch the transfer progress in real-time on the Progress page

Step 3: Monitor Progress

While the transfer runs, you can:

• View progress - Files transferred, bytes, percentage
• Read logs - See what’s happening with each file
• Pause - Temporarily stop the transfer
• Resume - Continue from where you left off
• Cancel - Stop the transfer entirely

Example: Backup Documents to S3

Here’s a complete example backing up local documents to AWS S3:

Setting	Value
Source Provider	Local
Source Path	/Users/you/Documents
Destination Provider	AWS S3
Destination Path	my-backup-bucket/documents/
Path Template	{file_modified_date}/{filename}
Action	Copy

Result: Files are organized by date in S3:

my-backup-bucket/documents/2025-01-04/report.pdf
my-backup-bucket/documents/2025-01-03/notes.txt