How to attach Amazon S3 bucket
to Cloud Computer
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Amazon S3 bucket with a Windows based virtual machine. This is a really great third party application to increase your storage capacity for a lower cost.
Follow the below steps in order to attach your S3 bucket to your V2 cloud hosted desktop
STEP 1
Download Mountain Duck software from mountainduck.io
STEP 2
Go to the downloads folder and execute the installer as administrator
STEP 3
In the Mountain Duck Setup screen click Install button.
STEP 4
When finished click Restart or restart your cloud computer later to complete the installation.
STEP 5
When restart is finished, reconnect to your Cloud computer and open Mountain Duck program from the Windows start menu.
STEP 7
The program will open in the main screen as shown below:
STEP 8
In the drop-down menu select Amazon S3 and fill the options depending on your needs, input your Access Key ID, Secret Access Key, select a Drive Letter (it will be the shown as a drive in windows explorer) and when ready click Connect.
STEP 9
Now you should have access to your Amazon S3 Bucket from Windows file explorer.