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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T09:03:44+00:00 2026-06-12T09:03:44+00:00

Trying to download S3 directory to local machine using s3cmd . I’m using the

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Trying to download S3 directory to local machine using s3cmd. I’m using the command:

s3cmd sync --skip-existing s3://bucket_name/remote_dir ~/local_dir

But if I restart downloading after interruption s3cmd doesn’t skip existing local files downloaded earlier and rewrites them. What is wrong with the command?

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    2026-06-12T09:03:47+00:00Added an answer on June 12, 2026 at 9:03 am

    Use boto-rsync instead. https://github.com/seedifferently/boto_rsync

    It correctly syncs only new/changed files from s3 to the local directory.

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