Transfer files from pCloud to MEGA

Server to server, without downloading anything to your computer.

How it works

Connect both accounts once. ShiftMyData then talks to pCloud and MEGA directly and streams the files between them in memory — nothing is written to our disks, and nothing travels down to your machine and back up again. The job runs on a worker, so closing the tab does not stop it.

Will every file be verified?

MEGA exposes no checksum through its API, so files are compared on size and modification time. That is a limit of MEGA rather than of the transfer, and it applies whichever tool you use.

Before you start

A transfer copies each file's current content, name and modification time; sharing and version history stay behind on pCloud. Business migration carries them where both sides support them.

Sources: rclone.org · rclone.org

Worth knowing about pCloud

pCloud exposes both MD5 and SHA-1, which makes it one of the easiest destinations to verify a transfer into byte-for-byte.

Worth knowing about MEGA

MEGA exposes no checksum through its API and rate-limits free accounts aggressively. Transfers are compared on size and modification time, and a large move from a free account will be throttled by MEGA rather than by us.

Steps

On the Clouds screen, add pCloud: sign in with pCloud and allow access.
Add MEGA the same way: enter your MEGA email and password.
Pick the source folder in the left pane and the destination folder in the right.
Choose a mode — copy, mirror, move, or two-way — and start the transfer.
Leave it. Progress is on the Jobs screen, and a webhook can tell you when it ends.

Questions

Do I have to download my files from pCloud first?

No. The transfer is streamed from pCloud to MEGA on our servers, so nothing is written to your machine and your home upload speed is not the limit.

What happens if I close my laptop?

The job keeps running. It is queued on a worker rather than in your browser, and the progress is there when you come back.

How do I know every file arrived?