


You can simple drag and drop folders to copy files from the computer to Glacier Vaults or vice-versa. CloudBerry Explorer offers a 2-pane view where one side lists you local computer files while the other pane lists files that are in the Amazon Cloud. S3 Explorer – This is one of the most popular Amazon S3 Client for Windows and the new version supports Amazon Glacier as well. The name is “Glacier Uploader” but the same tool may also be used for downloading your archives.ģ. The upside is that since it uses Java, Glacier Uploader will work on Mac, Windows and Linux machines. Glacier Uploader - A Java based client for Amazon Glacier meaning you will need JRE on your computer to get this to work. The tool is free for personal use while a commercial licence is available for $29.95.įast Glacier is free and allows you to backup individual files as well as foldersĢ. Fast Glacier has an easy UI and it can upload individual files as well as full folders. Fast Glacier - This is the first Glacier client that hit the shelves almost a week after Amazon released Glacier and since then, this Windows-only tool has been updated to support multi-part uploads (for uploading large files). Now that you have all the required information, let’s explore the various Glacier Clients:ġ. Next go here to generate your secret Access Keys - all clients will need these for interacting with your Glacier Account. To get started, sign-up for Amazon Glacier - you’ll need a credit card for completing the sign-up process though you won’t be charged at this time. Region - This is like a physical data center where you would like Amazon to store your files (or vaults). The storage costs (see pricing) for Amazon’s US East data center is lower than Tokyo so you may want to keep this in mind before picking a default region for your Glacier Vaults.Consider encrypting files for improved security. You can zip multiple files and folders on the computer and upload them to your Amazon Vault as a single archive.

