An alternative method for transferring data is AzCopy. AzCopy v10 is the next-generation command-line
utility for copying data to/from Microsoft Azure Blob and File storage, which offers a redesigned command-
line interface and new architecture for high-performance reliable data transfers. Using AzCopy, you
can copy data between a file system and a storage account, or between storage accounts.
New features
Synchronize a file system to Azure Blob or vice versa. Ideal for incremental copy scenarios.
● Supports Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 APIs.
● Supports copying an entire account (Blob service only) to another account.
● Account to account copy is now using the new Put from URL APIs. No data transfer to the client is
needed which makes the transfer faster.
● List/Remove files and blobs in a given path.
● Supports wildcard patterns in a path, –include flags, and –exclude flags.
● Improved resiliency: every AzCopy instance will create a job order and a related log file. You can view
and restart previous jobs and resume failed jobs. AzCopy will also automatically retry a transfer after a
failure.
● General performance improvements.
Authentication options
● Azure Active Directory (Supported for Blob and ADLS Gen2 services). Use .\azcopy login to sign in
using Azure Active Directory. The user should have Storage Blob Data Contributor role assigned to
write to Blob storage using Azure Active Directory authentication.
● SAS tokens (supported for Blob and File services). Append the SAS token to the blob path on the
command line to use it.
Download AzCopy
AzCopy V10 is just an executable file, so there’s nothing to install.
- Windows 64-bit (zip)
- Windows 32-bit (zip)
- Linux x86-64 (tar)
- macOS (zip)
These files are compressed as a zip file (Windows and Mac) or a tar file (Linux). To download and decompress the tar file on Linux, see the documentation for your Linux distribution.
Getting started
AzCopy has a simple self-documented syntax. Here’s how you can get a list of available commands:
AzCopy /?
The basic syntax for AzCopy commands is:
azcopy copy [source] [destination] [flags]
Note: AzCopy is available on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
