Guides

Working with S3-compatible object storage, across providers.

• Cyberduck alternative for S3 — S3 Explorer vs Cyberduck

  Cyberduck is a free multi-protocol client for macOS and Windows. How it compares with S3 Explorer for S3: platforms, S3-compatible setup, large buckets.

• Incomplete multipart uploads — find and delete them

  Interrupted S3 multipart uploads keep their parts, and AWS bills them as storage. How to find them, delete them, and prevent them with a lifecycle rule.

• Migrating from MinIO to Silo, Garage or RustFS

  Step by step: move data off an unmaintained MinIO to Silo in place, or to Garage or RustFS through S3 with rclone, and check it before switching.

• MinIO is unmaintained — risks and alternatives

  MinIO's open-source edition is archived, unpatched and has no images. What changed, the security risk, and which free or paid S3 storage to move to.

• S3 Browser alternative — S3 Explorer vs CS Browser

  S3 Browser is now CS Browser — Windows-only, free for personal use with 2 accounts. How it compares with S3 Explorer on platforms, price and free tier.

• S3 browser for Linux and Ubuntu — the options

  Graphical S3 clients for Linux and Ubuntu compared: native desktop apps, rclone's web GUI, FUSE mounts with s3fs, and what each one is good for.

• One desktop client for every S3-compatible storage

  Managing AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, MinIO or Garage at once? A desktop S3 browser with 25 provider presets and a local index for large buckets.

• SignatureDoesNotMatch and other S3 errors, fixed

  What SignatureDoesNotMatch, PermanentRedirect, AccessDenied, InvalidAccessKeyId and checksum errors mean on AWS S3, R2, MinIO and Ceph, and how to fix them.

• S3 pricing — AWS vs R2 vs Backblaze B2 vs Wasabi

  Storage, egress and request prices of AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2 and Wasabi from official price lists, with the minimums that change the bill.

• WinSCP for S3 — when a dedicated S3 client helps

  WinSCP supports Amazon S3 and S3-compatible storage on Windows. What it does well, where an S3-specific client helps, and how they compare.