Amazon S3 Copy

• You can create a copy of objects upto 5GB in size in a single atomic operation.

• For files larger than 5GB you must use the multipart upload API.

• Can be performed using the AWS SDKs or REST API.

• The copy operation can be used to:

  • Generate additional copies of the objects.
  • Renaming the objects
  • Changing the copy's storage class or encryption at rest status
  • Move objects across AWS locations/regions
  • Change object metadata.