Download Files from S3 Bucket to Local Machine

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🙋 Introduction

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is a widely-used object storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

S3 allows you to store and retrieve any amount of data at any time. In this tutorial, we'll explore how to download files from an S3 bucket to your local machine using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI).

📐 Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• An AWS account with appropriate permissions to access the desired S3 bucket.
• AWS CLI installed on your local machine. You can download it here.

🎁 Getting Access Key ID and Secret Access Key

To get Access Key ID and Secret Access Key do the following:

1. Login to you AWS Management Console
2. Click on your account name on the top right corner and then click on Security credentials
   

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3. Scroll down a little and create access key as follows:
   

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4. Congratulations, we have successfully created Access Key ID and Secret Access Key to download s3 items to our local machine.
   

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⚙️ Configure AWS CLI

Open a terminal or command prompt and run the following command to configure AWS CLI with your AWS credentials:

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Warning: Ensure to utilize your AWS credentials.

Congratulations! You are now ready to download your S3 bucket to your local machine.

📄 Downloading Single File

For downloading an individual file from S3 to your local machine, kindly execute the following command:

• aws s3 cp s3://your-bucket-name/path/to/image.jpg /path/on/local/machine/
  

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🗂️ Downloading All Files

For downloading all files from S3 to your local machine, kindly execute the following command:

• aws s3 cp --recursive "s3://your-bucket-name/" /path/on/local/machine/
  

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📁 Downloading All Files with Exception

For downloading all files from S3 except certain files to your local machine, kindly execute the following command:

• aws s3 cp --recursive "s3://your-bucket-name/" /path/on/local/machine/ . --exclude "*" --include "*.jpg"
  

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  We are downloading all files with the .jpg extension in this process.

🎉 Conclusion

Downloading files from an S3 bucket to your local machine is a straightforward process using the AWS CLI. With the proper configuration and commands, you can efficiently transfer files and directories between your S3 storage and local environment.

Feel free to explore additional options and customize the commands based on your specific requirements. Happy downloading!

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