Back Up pCloud to AWS S3 for Enterprise-Grade Redundancy with RcloneView

March 6, 2026 · 2 min read

Senior Engineer

Bought a pCloud lifetime plan? Smart move. But even lifetime storage needs a backup. AWS S3 gives you enterprise-grade durability as a second layer of protection.

pCloud's lifetime plans are popular for their one-time payment model — pay once, store forever. But "forever" depends on pCloud staying in business and your account staying active. AWS S3 offers 99.999999999% (11 nines) durability — the gold standard for data protection. RcloneView automates the backup from pCloud to S3 so your lifetime investment is truly safe.

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
Schedulers & history for reliable automation
Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more

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Free core features. Plus automations available.

Why Back Up pCloud to S3?

Company risk — If pCloud ever shuts down, your lifetime plan goes with it.
Account compromise — A hacked account could lead to data deletion.
S3 durability — AWS guarantees 99.999999999% durability. That's virtually indestructible.
Cost-effective tiers — Use S3 Glacier for $0.004/GB/month for archival backup.

Setup

Add pCloud as a remote (via OAuth).
Add AWS S3 as a remote (S3 setup guide).
Create a Copy job: pCloud → S3 bucket.
Verify with Folder Comparison.
Schedule nightly with Job Scheduling.

Verify and Monitor

Cost-Effective Strategy

Use S3 storage tiers to minimize cost:

S3 Standard — For data you might need to restore quickly.
S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval — For backup you rarely access but need fast when you do.
S3 Glacier Deep Archive — Cheapest option for true archival ($0.00099/GB/month).

A 2 TB pCloud lifetime plan backed up to S3 Glacier costs about $2/month — cheap insurance.