BloberMove files from Amazon S3 to Seafile
Amazon S3 is the object store most other services are measured against. Blober moves data in and out of buckets without AzCopy-style scripts. Your files go straight from Amazon S3 into Seafile, with no download-and-re-upload step in between.
How the transfer works
Three steps between Amazon S3 and Seafile.
- 1
Connect Amazon S3 and Seafile
Add both accounts in Blober and sign in on your own machine. Credentials stay local; nothing is proxied through a server.
- 2
Choose what moves
Browse Amazon S3, filter by folder, date or type, then set the destination folder on Seafile.
- 3
Start and walk away
Blober runs transfers in parallel, resumes after a dropped connection, and reports every file it moved.
Both ends, connected properly
Managed accounts, not a shared folder and not a workaround.
Source
Amazon S3
Amazon S3 is the object store most other services are measured against. Blober moves data in and out of buckets without AzCopy-style scripts.
Destination
Seafile
Seafile is a self-hosted file sync and share server. Blober moves files between Seafile and any other provider, and you do not need to turn on WebDAV on the server.
Why move files from Amazon S3 to Seafile with Blober
Cloud-to-cloud copying without a server in the middle, a script to maintain, or a per-gigabyte bill.
- No download and re-upload
- Files stream between the two accounts, so the library never has to fit on your disk first.
- One-time licence
- You pay for the app once. Blober charges nothing per transfer and sells no storage.
- Resumable by default
- A dropped connection pauses the run instead of restarting it, and failed files retry.
- Credentials stay local
- Blober talks to both providers from your machine, so your logins are never held elsewhere.
Amazon S3 to Seafile: questions
What people ask before moving files between these two.
How do I move files from Amazon S3 to Seafile?
Install Blober for desktop, connect both accounts, choose Amazon S3 as the source and Seafile as the destination, then start the transfer. Blober lists what it can see first, so you can pick folders before anything moves.
Can I transfer from Amazon S3 to Seafile without downloading the files?
Yes. Blober streams each file from Amazon S3 to Seafile instead of saving it to your disk and uploading it again. You do not need the free space, and nothing is left behind in a temporary folder.
Does Blober delete anything from Amazon S3?
Only if you choose Move. A Copy leaves everything in Amazon S3 as it was. A Move removes each file from Amazon S3 once it has been copied to Seafile. You pick the action when you set up the transfer.
Is there a file size or transfer limit?
No. Blober does not cap file size, file count or total volume, and it does not charge per transfer. The only limits are the ones your Amazon S3 and Seafile plans already have.
What happens if the connection drops part way through?
Blober resumes. It retries failed files and continues from where it stopped, so a long migration does not have to start again from zero.
Are the folders and file names preserved?
Yes. Blober recreates the source structure at the destination. You can also apply a path template to sort files by date, type or size as Blober copies them, which helps when the source is a camera roll rather than a tidy folder tree.
Does my computer need to stay on?
Yes. Blober is a desktop app, so the transfer runs on your machine between your two accounts. That is also why your credentials never leave it.
How much does Blober cost?
Blober is a one-time licence that includes every provider. It charges nothing per transfer and sells no storage of its own. Current prices are on blober.io/#pricing.
Move files from Amazon S3 to Seafile with Blober
One-time licence, every provider included, and it runs on your own machine.