Working with Multiple Storage Accounts

• How to add a new storage account
• How to switch between accounts
• How to edit an account
• How to delete accounts
• How to organize accounts into folders
• How to import/export/reorder accounts

To add a new storage account

With S3 Browser you can easily work with multiple storages. In order to connect to the storage you need to register the Storage Account in S3 Browser.

Your storage credentials are securely stored on your local disk in encrypted form.

To add new account:

1. Start S3 Browser and click Accounts, Add new account.

Click Accounts, Add new account or use the Ctrl+Shift+N keyboard shortcut

The Add New Account dialog will open:

The Add New Account dialog

2. Fill out account details:

• Account Name - you can assign any name to your Account.
• Account Type - Choose the account type you want to work with.

  The following account types are supported for now:

  • Amazon S3 Storage
  • S3-Compatible Storage
  • Amazon S3 in China
  • Amazon S3 GovCloud Storage
  • Amazon S3 GovCloud Storage (FIPS-140-2)
  • Amazon S3 via EC2 IAM Role
  • Amazon S3 via AssumeRole
  • Amazon S3 via GetSessionToken
  • Amazon S3 via SSO
  • Amazon S3 (Credentials from Environment Variables)
  • Amazon S3 (Credentials from AWS Config or Crendential file)

• Access Key ID and Secret Access Key - Access Keys are used to sign the requests you send to the storage. If you need help in retrieving your Access Keys, please check out the following article: AWS Access Keys .
• Encrypt Access Keys with a password - Turn this option on if you want to protect your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key with a master password.

  You will be prompted to enter your master password each time you start S3 Browser. If you do not specify the master password, the hard-coded password will be used to encrypt your credentials for storing on your local disk.

  AES256-GCM is used to encrypt your Access Keys before writing to the disk. The Bouncy Castle crypto API is used to implement encryption.

• Use secure transfer (SSL/TLS) - Turn this option on if you would like to encrypt all communications with the storage.

3. Click Add new account.

Advanced Account Settings

You may also configure additional settings when adding new or editing existing account.

In order to open advanced account settings, please click the advanced settings link located at the bottom left corner of the dialog.

The Advanced Account Settings dialog will open:

Advanced account settings

You may configure the following settings here:

Enable Dual-Stack Endpoints (IPv4/IPv6) - When checked, S3 Browser will use dual-stack endpoints to access storage, allowing connections over both IPv4 and IPv6. This improves compatibility with networks that support IPv6.

List All My Buckets When Account Assigned - When checked, S3 Browser will perform the s3:ListAllMyBuckets call when the account is assigned. If the account does not have permission to list all buckets, you can uncheck this option to avoid failed tasks and warnings in the log.

Check CloudFront Distributions When Account Assigned - When checked, S3 Browser will perform the cloudfront:ListDistributions call when the account is assigned, allowing it to set a special icon for buckets used as origins for CloudFront distributions. If the account does not have permission to list CloudFront distributions, you can uncheck this option to avoid failed tasks and warnings in the log.

Use Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration - When checked, S3 Browser will use Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration to speed up file transfers to and from the storage. This feature is useful for transferring large files over long distances. Note that Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration must be enabled for your bucket.

External Buckets - You can edit the external buckets associated with the account. Each bucket should be listed on a new line. Optional paths are also supported, with a slash used as the delimiter (e.g., my-bucket/and/optional/path).

To switch between accounts

You can easily switch between accounts by clicking Accounts, Account Name.

Click Accounts, Account Name to switch to another account.

If account credentials are password-protected, S3 Browser will ask you to enter the password.

Enter password to decrypt your credentials and click OK

Check out these instructions if you forgot your master password.

To edit an account

1. Click Accounts, Manage Accounts..

Click Accounts, Manage Accounts, or use the Ctrl+Shift+M keyboard shortcut.

The Storage Accounts dialog will open:

The Storage Accounts dialog allows you to view/edit/delete accounts.

2. Select the Account you want to edit and click Edit.

The Edit Account dialog will open:

The Edit Account Dialog allows you to edit selected account.

3. Edit account properties and click Save Changes to confirm changes or click Cancel to reset any changes you made.

4. Click Save Changes to save changes and close the Storage Accounts dialog or click Cancel to close Account Manager without saving any changes.

To delete an account

1. Click Accounts, Manage Accounts..

Click Accounts, Manage Accounts, or use the Ctrl+Shift+M keyboard shortcut.

The Storage Accounts dialog will open:

The Storage Accounts dialog allows you to view/edit/delete accounts.

2. Select one or multiple accounts you want to delete and click Delete.

4. Click Save Changes to save changes and close the Storage Accounts dialog or click Cancel to discard any changes you made.

Organize accounts into folders

Starting from version 12.9.7, S3 Browser allows you to organize your storage accounts into folders. This helps you group accounts by environment (for example Production, Testing, Clients) and keep your list of accounts clean and structured.

To create a new folder:

1. Click Accounts, Manage Accounts..

2. In the Storage Accounts dialog, click More, Create new folder or use the Ctrl+N keyboard shortcut.

Create a new folder for your accounts

3. Enter the folder name and click Create new folder.

The Create New Folder dialog

To move accounts into a folder:

1. Select one or multiple accounts in the Storage Accounts dialog.

2. Right-click selected accounts and choose Move to folder or use the Ctrl+M keyboard shortcut. Alternatively, you can use drag-and-drop to move accounts and folders into another folder.

Moving accounts into a folder

3. Select the destination folder and click OK.

The Browse for Folder dialog

To work with accounts in folders:

Accounts placed into folders remain fully functional and can be used the same way as before. You can expand folders in the Accounts menu and quickly access the accounts inside them:

Accounts menu displays folders with accounts inside

You may also move accounts between folders, rename folders, or remove them at any time.

Accounts grouped under a folder

Import/Export/Reorder accounts

Click Accounts, Manage Accounts..

Click Accounts, Manage Accounts, or use the Ctrl+Shift+M keyboard shortcut.

To export accounts:

Click More, Export accounts, or use the Ctrl+E keyboard shortcut.

1. Select one or multiple accounts you want to Export and click More, Export accounts. The Save As dialog will open:

Specify the file name and click Save.

2. Specify the file name and click Save

You can now transfer resulting file to another machine and import accounts.

To import accounts:

Click More, Import accounts, or use the Ctrl+I keyboard shortcut.

1. Click More, Import accounts. The Open File dialog will open:

Select accounts file and click Open.

2. Select accounts file and click Open.

Accounts will be loaded from the file and added into the list:

Click Save changes

3. Click Save changes.

To reorder accounts:

1. Select one or multiple accounts you want to reorder and click More, Move up to move them up or More, Move down to move them down.

Click More, Move up/Move down to reorder storage accounts.

You may also use Ctrl+↑ and Ctrl+↓ keyboard shortcuts.

You may also use context menu to perform all actions described in this tutorial.

Accounts context menu