---
title: "Copy a bucket to another account"
description: "Copy every object from a bucket in one E2E account to a bucket in another, using the mc client and an admin access key on each side."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "object-storage"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/copy-a-bucket-to-another-account/"
topic: ["use-with-other-products"]
relationships: {"requires":["/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/connect-with-the-mc-client/"]}
---

# Copy a bucket to another account

Move a bucket's contents to another E2E account by copying every object across with an
S3-compatible tool: the bucket itself stays where it is, but the data does not have to. This
uses `mc`; see
[Connect with the mc client](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/connect-with-the-mc-client/) for
installing it.

## Set up a bucket admin key on each side

In the destination account, create a bucket to receive the data. On both the source and
destination bucket, attach an access key with the **Bucket Admin** role; see
[Generate an access key](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/generate-an-access-key/).

## Add both buckets as mc aliases

```bash frame="none"
mc alias set <source-alias> https://objectstore.e2enetworks.net <source-access-key> <source-secret-key>
mc alias set <destination-alias> https://objectstore.e2enetworks.net <destination-access-key> <destination-secret-key>
```

Use the Chennai endpoint from
[S3 compatibility](/myaccount/object-storage/concepts/s3-compatibility/) instead for a bucket
in that region.

## Copy the data

```bash frame="none"
mc cp --recursive <source-alias>/<source-bucket> <destination-alias>/<destination-bucket>
```

`--recursive` copies every object, including anything under a folder-like prefix. `mc` shows a
progress bar while it copies, and your prompt comes back when it is done.

## Check the copied bucket

Count the objects on each side. Each command prints a single number. When the copy is complete, the two match:

```bash frame="none"
mc ls --recursive <source-alias>/<source-bucket> | wc -l
mc ls --recursive <destination-alias>/<destination-bucket> | wc -l
```

Do not delete anything from the source bucket until the numbers match; on a bucket without
versioning, a deleted object cannot be brought back. See [Delete a bucket](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/delete-a-bucket/)
if you no longer need the source bucket at all.