Speed up data transfer with CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO 1.6

Note: this post applies to CloudBerry Explorer 1.6 PRO and later.

CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO is a feature rich Windows client for Amazon S3. However CloudBerry Lab is striving to make the product better and better. With release 1.6 we added so more exciting capabilities that will improve the productivity. In this particular post we will talk about multithreaded data transfer in details.

Why should I care about multithreaded transfer?

CloudBerry Explorer PRO now features multithreaded data transfer. Why should you care about it? Well, with multithreaded data transfer you don’t have to wait for the first file to finish before you can start the next one in the queue. Now you can upload multiple files in parallel. Besides, it helps you utilize your network bandwidth more efficiently and as a result your files uploaded or downloaded faster.

Other copy enhancements

There are a few more improvements when it comes to copying files. First, should the file fail to copy for some reason, you can now try to copy it again using Retry command from context menu. As you can see you can also stop individual files from copying using Cancel command.

What’s more you can try to copy all failed tasks again using Restart Failed Tasks button.

Another nice feature is that the copy queue can now survive program restarts. Let’s say you need to reboot your computer. You can safely close CloudBerry Explorer and shut down your system even though your copy process is not completed yet. When you open CloudBerry Explorer again you can start exactly where you left off.

Update

Currently there is no control option in the GUI that lets you specify how many threads to use. By default is uses 2 threads. if you have more threads you can upload even faster!

We are going to make a GUI option in the next release and for now you can increase a number of threads by going to settings.list (C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO\) and change <ThreadCount>2ThreadCount> to at least 5 and reopen the console.

Conclusion

We hope with multithreaded data transfer and other copy queue enhancements CloudBerry Explorer will become the most compelling Amazon S3 client for Windows platform and you will prefer it over other S3 clients.

If you came to this post by chance you should know that CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO is a Windows program that helps managing Amazon S3 storage and CloudFront . You can download it at http://cloudberrylab.com/ It is currently in beta and free for all users. You can download it at http://cloudberrylab.com/

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What’s new in CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO 1.6

Note: this post applies to CloudBerry Explorer 1.6 PRO and later.

CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO is a feature reach Windows client for Amazon S3. However CloudBerry Lab is striving to make the product better and better. With release 1.6 we added so more exciting capabilities that will improve the productivity. Among new features are

1. Multithreaded upload / download (PRO only)

2. Remember copy queue and allow to copy remaining files after program restart

3. Retry failed tasks (all failed, a certain task)

4. Ability to cancel copy queue (the whole queue or a certain task)

5. Navigating files and buckets using keyboard

6. Keep ACL for existing files when overwriting

We are going to make a series of blog posts explaining these features in greater details. Stay tuned!

If you came to this post by chance you should know that CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO is a Windows program that helps managing Amazon S3 storage and CloudFront . You can download it at http://cloudberrylab.com/

CloudBerry S3 Backup for Windows Home Server

We are excited to tell that we are working on Windows Home Server plug-in for CloudBerry Backup. Here is a screenshot of what we are doing.

Stay tuned!

What’s new in CloudBerry S3 Backup beta 3

Note: this post applies to CloudBerry Backup beta 3 and later.

CloudBerry S3 Backup is a powerful Windows backup and restore that automate backup and restore processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage. With beta 3 release we added some more exciting features that will make the product even better. Among new features are

• Backup exclusively locked files using Volume Shadow Copy Technology. You can now for example backup Outlook PST files and you don’t have to shut down Outlook for backup process to run.
• Command Line interface. This feature will help to integrate backup with your other routines and will open a door for SMBs and OEM partners.
• Implemented our own scheduler, more robust than Windows Task Scheduler.
• Multithreaded data transfer dramatically improves backup/ restore task speed.
• User interface improvements
• Number of issues fixed

We are going to make a number of additional posts explaining each of new feature in details. CloudBerry Lab is also working on a virtual disk driver that will expose Amazon S3 storage as a local disk on your computer.

If you came to this post by chance you should know that CloudBerry Backup is a Windows program that leverages Amazon S3 storage. It is currently in private beta and you can learn more about it (and request a beta invitation code) at http://cloudberrydrive.com/

New CloudBerry Explorer for Amazon S3 video provided by PLRVideoDirect.com

Our user community is growing with a pace we have never hoped for. Some users like us so much that they put together blog posts and make screencasts. I would like to share a few video recordings created by Steve Dougherty, the owner of PLR Video Direct.

Here you go. Thanks so much, Steve!

Cloudberry Explorer Install And Quick Tour

Cloudberry Explorer Setup With Your Amazon S3 Account

Cloudberry Explorer How To Create Your Amazon S3 Buckets

If you want to learn how to create such wonderful videos please visit PLR Video Direct

If you came to this post by chance you should know that CloudBerry S3 Explorer is a Windows freeware product that helps managing Amazon S3 storage and CloudFront . You can download it at http://cloudberrylab.com/