Gofile to Wasabi: Archiving Shared Files Before They're Gone

Q: "Does Wasabi's 1 TB minimum monthly charge matter for a Gofile rescue?"

"Wasabi bills a 1 TB minimum per month regardless of how much you actually store, so archiving a 50 GB Gofile share still costs the same as storing close to 1 TB. It only becomes efficient once the archive approaches that floor — for a small share, a general-purpose cloud may be cheaper."

Q: "Do I need Gofile Premium to move files into Wasabi?"

"Yes. Gofile's API — which CloudsLinker and any similar tool relies on — is available only on Premium accounts. Free Gofile accounts can be downloaded from manually but not connected programmatically."

Q: "Will I pay to get the files back out of Wasabi later?"

"No, as long as usage stays within Wasabi's fair-use policy. Unlike most object storage, Wasabi does not charge egress fees for normal downloads — the appeal for an archive you might need to retrieve someday without a surprise bill."

Q: "What is the largest file Wasabi will accept?"

"5 TB per object, well above what Gofile's free-tier bandwidth throttling would let you upload there to begin with. Wasabi is not the bottleneck in this pair."

Q: "How does CloudsLinker connect to Wasabi?"

"With S3-compatible credentials: an Access Key ID and Secret Access Key generated in the Wasabi console, plus the endpoint or region matching where your bucket lives (for example s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com). This is the same authentication model AWS S3 and other S3-compatible providers use."

Q: "Can I select only some folders from the saved Gofile share?"

"Yes. CloudsLinker lets you browse the saved content and choose specific folders, plus filter by file type, size or date, rather than moving the entire share into the bucket at once."

Q: "Does Wasabi organize files the same way Gofile does?"

"Not quite. Gofile uses folders; Wasabi is object storage organized into buckets with key prefixes that behave like folders. CloudsLinker maps the Gofile folder structure onto matching key prefixes, so the layout looks the same when browsed through a bucket explorer, even though the underlying model is flat object storage."

Q: "Is the connection to both clouds secure?"

"Gofile connects through an account-scoped API token, regenerable anytime from your Gofile profile. Wasabi connects with an Access Key / Secret Key pair scoped to your account, which can be revoked or rotated from the Wasabi console without affecting other integrations."

Move a Gofile share into Wasabi for cheap, zero-egress long-term archive storage. Manual download or a direct cloud-to-cloud copy with CloudsLinker.

Introduction

Wasabi solves a problem Gofile's free tier makes urgent in a different way: it's built to hold data indefinitely at a flat $6.99 per TB per month, with no fee for downloading it back out later. That combination — cheap storage, free egress — fits a Gofile rescue especially well when what you're saving is a large archive you don't expect to touch often: raw footage, a completed project's assets, a batch of files someone shared once and won't re-share. Gofile itself has no bulk-export tool, so the files have to either come down to a device first or be read directly through Gofile's API. This guide covers both routes into Wasabi.

Method 1: Download and Upload via the Wasabi Console
Method 2: Copy Gofile to Wasabi in the Cloud
Quick Comparison
Practical Tips
Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gofile?

Gofile is a link-first file sharing service with no signup required to upload. Free-tier content is temporary — kept roughly 10 days unless it keeps being downloaded — while Premium (from about $10.99/mo) makes storage permanent and unlocks the API.

Free content expires after ~10 days of no downloads
No hard per-file size cap, but free uploads are throttled
API access is Premium-only
No official export or migration tool

What is Wasabi?

Wasabi is S3-compatible object storage built for archival: a flat $6.99 per TB per month with no egress fees, and a 1 TB minimum monthly charge per bucket.

$6.99/TB/month flat rate; no download fees
1 TB minimum monthly charge
5 TB max object size
Access via Access Key + Secret Key (S3-compatible)

Comparison: Gofile vs Wasabi

Feature	Gofile	Wasabi
Retention	~10 days (free), permanent (Premium)	Permanent until deleted
Pricing model	~$10.99–$14.99/mo Premium	$6.99/TB/month, 1 TB minimum
Egress / download fees	N/A (sharing service)	None, within fair-use policy
Max single file / object	No hard cap; free uploads throttled	5 TB
Storage model	Folders	Buckets with key prefixes
Connection in CloudsLinker	API token (Premium only)	Access Key + Secret Key (S3)

Sources: Gofile: Premium, rclone.org: Gofile backend, Wasabi: Pricing, Wasabi Docs: Service limits.

Preparing to Transfer from Gofile to Wasabi

Open the Gofile link and use the green Import button to copy it into your own account before doing anything else — the original share can be deleted by its owner at any time. If you'll use CloudsLinker, confirm your Gofile account is on Premium first. On the Wasabi side, create a bucket if you don't already have one, and generate an Access Key / Secret Key pair from the Wasabi console. Since Wasabi bills a 1 TB minimum per month, this move makes the most financial sense for an archive that's reasonably close to that size, not a handful of small files.

Method 1: Download and Upload via the Wasabi Console

Step 1: Save and download from Gofile

Open the Gofile link while signed in, use the green Import button to copy it into your account, then select the files and choose Download. Free-tier downloads are bandwidth-throttled, so a large archive takes a while.

Step 2: Upload to a Wasabi bucket via the console

Sign in to the Wasabi console, open your target bucket, and drag the downloaded folders into the upload area. The console preserves folder structure as key prefixes.

Wasabi Upload Files panel showing the Drag and Drop Files area with multiple files queued and upload progress bars

Workable for a modest archive; for a large one, the double transfer — down from Gofile, back up to Wasabi — is the slow part, and Wasabi's console is not built for resuming interrupted uploads of very large batches gracefully.

Method 2: Copy Gofile to Wasabi in the Cloud

Archive a large share without the double download

CloudsLinker reads a saved Gofile share over its Premium-only API and writes directly into a Wasabi bucket using S3-compatible credentials. For an archive-sized transfer, this avoids both Gofile's free-tier throttling and a manual console upload of a large folder tree.

Step 1: Connect Gofile

Click Add Cloud → Gofile. Enter a display name and your API Token from gofile.io/myProfile — hover the (?) icon in the dialog for the direct link. This only works on a Gofile Premium account.

CloudsLinker Add Cloud dialog for Gofile with a display name field prefilled 'Gofile', an API Token input field, and a hover tooltip icon linking to gofile.io/myProfile for instructions

Step 2: Connect Wasabi

First, generate an Access Key and Secret Key in the Wasabi console under Access Keys.

Wasabi console Access Keys page generating a new Access Key and Secret Key pair

Then in CloudsLinker, click Add Cloud → Wasabi, enter a display name, paste the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key, and select the region/endpoint matching your bucket (for example s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com).

CloudsLinker Add Cloud dialog for Wasabi with Access Key ID and Secret Access Key fields filled in

Step 3: Configure the Transfer

In the Transfer section, set Gofile as the source and select the saved folder. Set Wasabi as the destination and choose the target bucket and key prefix. Filters can restrict the job by file type, size or date.

CloudsLinker transfer configuration screen with a saved Gofile folder checked as source on the left and a Wasabi bucket and folder prefix selected as destination on the right

Step 4: Start and Monitor the Transfer

Start the job and follow it in the Task List — transferred size, speed, and remaining items. The transfer runs on CloudsLinker's servers even if you close the browser.

CloudsLinker task monitoring view with an active migration in progress

Comparing the Ways to Transfer From Gofile to Wasabi

Method	Ease of Use	Speed	Best For	Uses Local Bandwidth	Skill Level
Wasabi console upload	Medium	Slow (throttled + console)	A modest, one-time archive	Yes — twice	Basic
CloudsLinker	Easy	Fast (server-side)	Large archive-sized shares	No	Basic

Practical Tips for Moving Gofile to Wasabi

Save before you plan: a Gofile share can be deleted by its owner at any moment. Save it to your own account the moment you decide to keep it.
Premium is required for the API route: a free Gofile account can be downloaded from manually but not connected to CloudsLinker.
Mind Wasabi's 1 TB minimum bill: the pricing favors larger, consolidated archives — bundle several small Gofile rescues into one bucket rather than paying the minimum repeatedly.
Decide on a key-prefix scheme up front: Wasabi has no true folders, so plan a naming convention (like gofile-import/2026-07/) before the transfer, not after.
Never use your Wasabi root account keys: create a scoped Access Key pair for this integration so it can be revoked independently later.
Clear Gofile afterward: once verified in Wasabi, delete the saved folder from Gofile to stay clear of its ~1 TB soft storage ceiling.
Rotate the Gofile token when done: regenerate it from your Gofile profile once the migration is finished.

Frequently Asked Questions

Wasabi bills a 1 TB minimum per month regardless of how much you actually store, so archiving a 50 GB Gofile share still costs the same as storing close to 1 TB. It only becomes efficient once the archive approaches that floor — for a small share, a general-purpose cloud may be cheaper.

Yes. Gofile's API — which CloudsLinker and any similar tool relies on — is available only on Premium accounts. Free Gofile accounts can be downloaded from manually but not connected programmatically.

No, as long as usage stays within Wasabi's fair-use policy. Unlike most object storage, Wasabi does not charge egress fees for normal downloads — the appeal for an archive you might need to retrieve someday without a surprise bill.

5 TB per object, well above what Gofile's free-tier bandwidth throttling would let you upload there to begin with. Wasabi is not the bottleneck in this pair.

With S3-compatible credentials: an Access Key ID and Secret Access Key generated in the Wasabi console, plus the endpoint or region matching where your bucket lives (for example s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com). This is the same authentication model AWS S3 and other S3-compatible providers use.

Yes. CloudsLinker lets you browse the saved content and choose specific folders, plus filter by file type, size or date, rather than moving the entire share into the bucket at once.

Not quite. Gofile uses folders; Wasabi is object storage organized into buckets with key prefixes that behave like folders. CloudsLinker maps the Gofile folder structure onto matching key prefixes, so the layout looks the same when browsed through a bucket explorer, even though the underlying model is flat object storage.

Gofile connects through an account-scoped API token, regenerable anytime from your Gofile profile. Wasabi connects with an Access Key / Secret Key pair scoped to your account, which can be revoked or rotated from the Wasabi console without affecting other integrations.

Conclusion

For a small share, downloading from Gofile and uploading through Wasabi's console works fine. For a larger archive — the kind Wasabi's pricing actually rewards — CloudsLinker reads the saved Gofile content over its API and writes straight into a Wasabi bucket, so the transfer isn't gated by Gofile's free-tier bandwidth throttling on your own connection. Either way, save the share into your own Gofile account before you do anything else — a public link can vanish the moment its owner deletes it.

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