---
id: data-transfers.s3-bucket-could-not-be-found
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/s3-bucket-could-not-be-found
category: "Data Transfers"
subcategory: "Problems and messages"
question: "Why did my transfer fail with “the S3 bucket couldn't be found”?"
alt_questions:
  - "S3 bucket couldn't be found"
  - "NoSuchBucket error mac"
  - "S3 transfer fails bucket not found"
  - "wrong bucket name transfer"
  - "Bucket field S3 account"
short_answer: "The path didn't start with a bucket that exists on that account. Edit the account under More → Connect Accounts…, set its Bucket field to your real bucket name, and run the transfer again."
tags: ["amazon s3", "bucket", "error message"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/transfer-to-amazon-s3-bucket", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/a-transfer-failed-what-now"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why did my transfer fail with “the S3 bucket couldn't be found”?

On a bucket account, the first part of the destination path has to be the bucket's name. The transfer was sent to a bucket that doesn't exist on that account — usually because the path didn't start with the bucket, or the name is spelled differently (bucket names are lower-case).

The message shows the name it tried. To fix it, open the account's settings under **More → Connect Accounts…**, choose **Edit**, set the **Bucket** field to your real bucket name, and run the transfer again; Storage Studio then adds the bucket to every path for you.

Related: [Transfer to an Amazon S3 bucket](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/transfer-to-amazon-s3-bucket) · [Cloud accounts](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/)