---
id: data-transfers.transfer-to-amazon-s3-bucket
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/transfer-to-amazon-s3-bucket
category: "Data Transfers"
subcategory: "Paired devices and plan storage"
question: "How do I transfer files to an Amazon S3 bucket?"
alt_questions:
  - "upload folder to S3 from mac"
  - "copy files to AWS S3 storage studio"
  - "sync to S3 bucket mac app"
  - "bucket storage transfer"
  - "archive to S3"
short_answer: "Connect the bucket under More → Connect Accounts… (Bucket Storage), then pick it as the Destination in New Transfer and choose a folder or its root. The bucket name comes first in the path."
tags: ["amazon s3", "bucket", "upload"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/s3-bucket-could-not-be-found", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/what-can-i-transfer-between"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I transfer files to an Amazon S3 bucket?

First connect the bucket as an account under **More → Connect Accounts…** (it's listed as Bucket Storage), entering your access key, secret and bucket. Then in **New Transfer**, choose that account as the Destination with the cloud button and pick a folder inside it — or use its root.

On a bucket account, the bucket name comes first in the path. If you type a path by hand and the bucket name is wrong or missing, the transfer fails with *"the S3 bucket couldn't be found"*; opening the account's settings and filling in its **Bucket** field fixes it.

Related: [“S3 bucket couldn't be found”](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/s3-bucket-could-not-be-found) · [Cloud accounts](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/)