Bulk Export
Use Bulk Export to transfer files from Flywheel to a storage device (external to Flywheel) for further analysis or processing.
fw sync Replacement
Bulk Export is a replacement for the Flywheel fw sync command in the legacy CLI.
The fw sync command will be deprecated soon in an upcoming release.
Export Destinations (Storages)
Export destinations be any of the following types of storages:
- Your local machine (e.g., "My Computer"), or
- A registered External Storage of the following type:
- An object storage device from a number of vendors (e.g., Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage), or
- A file system mounted in the Flywheel cluster (e.g., NFS).
Bulk Export will place files in the destination storage and also produce an audit report detailing how each file was processed.
Prerequisite (Prior to version 20.3)
Before you can start a bulk export, your Site Admin must first register an External Storage device and enable it for use as an export destination.
With Flywheel Core version 20.3 and later, you can export data to your local machine ("My Computer") without first needing to register an External Storage device!