(Azure) Tip of the Day: New Azure Storage Explorer & AzCopy integration feature

Today's tip...

You can now use AzCopy v10 (Preview) for uploading and downloading Blobs from Azure Storage Explorer.

 To enable this feature:

• Download and install Azure Storage Explorer
• Open Azure Storage Explorer, select "Experimental" menu, select "Use AzCopy for Improved Blob Upload and Download"

When enabled, AzCopy will be used in the following scenarios:

• Upload of folders and files to blob containers, either via the toolbar or drag and drop.
• Downloading of folders and files, either via the toolbar or context menu.
• Supports resume option by default, very useful for large uploads
• Auto generate AzCopy command with required arguments (this saves lot of time)

References:

• Azure Storage Explorer - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/features/storage-explorer/
• Get started with Azure Storage Explorer - /en-us/azure/vs-azure-tools-storage-manage-with-storage-explorer?tabs=windows
• Azure Storage data transfer utility: AZCopy v10 - https://github.com/Azure/azure-storage-azcopy
• AzCopy: Uploading/downloading files for Azure Blobs - https://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/archive/2012/12/03/azcopy-uploading-downloading-files-for-windows-azure-blobs.aspx
• Transfer data with the AzCopy on Windows - /en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy
• Transfer data with AzCopy on Linux - /en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy-linux?toc=/azure/storage/files/toc.json

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 25, 2019
  I was also recently pleasantly surprised to recently find Storage Explorer now built into the Azure Portal for Storage Accounts.