This post describes how to mount AWS s3 as an external drive in Windows 10 using ExpanDrive which is a SFTP/FTP client.
- On AWS IAM console, create a user with the proper permission policy and boundary to access S3. Either AmazonS3FullAccess or AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess policy is a good place to start.
- After an user is created, be sure to download the user’s credential. This will involve two keys:
- Access key ID example: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
- Secret access key example: wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
- For an existing user, create his key pair by the following steps:
- Open the IAM console.
- From the navigation menu, click Users.
- Select your IAM user name.
- Click User Actions, and then click Manage Access Keys.
- Click Create Access Key.
- Click Download Credentials, and store the keys in a secure location.
- Download trial ExpanDrive software from https://www.expandrive.com/
- It’s free for 7 days
- A license cost about $50
- Execute the downloaded set up program
- Follow instruction here to connect to the AWS s3 account.