pCloud to Koofr: When 'Swiss Cloud' Files Actually Sit in Texas

Q: "How do I know whether my pCloud data is in the US or EU region?"

"Check pCloud's account settings — the data region is shown there, and it was fixed by the choice (or the IP-based default) at signup. US-region data lives in Texas, EU-region in Luxembourg. If the answer surprises you, that is exactly the situation this migration resolves."

Q: "Why not just switch regions inside pCloud?"

"pCloud region changes are handled as a support-assisted account migration rather than a self-service toggle, and your plan stays subscription- or lifetime-bound to pCloud either way. Moving to Koofr settles both questions at once: the data lands in Germany, and the storage model (including lifetime deals) is yours to choose fresh."

Q: "Does the OAuth connection care about my region?"

"Yes — pCloud runs separate API endpoints per region, so the connection dialog may ask you to pick US or EU. Choose the region your account actually lives in; a mismatch simply fails to authorize."

Q: "I have a pCloud lifetime plan. Does leaving waste it?"

"Not necessarily — many people keep the lifetime plan as a free-forever secondary copy and make Koofr the primary. If you'd rather consolidate fully, the lifetime plan simply stops being load-bearing; there is no refund mechanism, so the real question is which cloud you want as the working tree."

Q: "Is there a file size limit on this pair?"

"Neither side publishes a hard per-file cap — pCloud handles large files including multi-GB video, and Koofr has no per-file size limit. Normal libraries cross without splitting."

Q: "What about my pCloud Crypto folder?"

"pCloud Crypto is client-side encrypted, so its contents are not readable through the API — decrypt and move those files manually, or keep the Crypto folder in pCloud. On the Koofr side, the free Koofr Vault add-on covers the same client-side encryption need."

Q: "Can I move only some folders?"

"Yes. Tick specific pCloud folders as the source and filter by type, size or date — consolidations usually skip old device backups and camera-upload duplicates rather than copying them into the new tree."

Q: "How is access to each side secured?"

"pCloud connects through its official OAuth page — revocable from pCloud's security settings. Koofr uses a dedicated app password created and deleted at app.koofr.net → Preferences → Password. Transfers run over TLS server-to-server."

Move pCloud files to Koofr's German data centres — for US-region pCloud accounts that want data physically in Europe, or lifetime users consolidating.

Introduction

pCloud is a Swiss company, but your files follow the region chosen at signup: the US region stores data in Texas, the EU region in Luxembourg — and accounts created from a US IP often landed in the US region without the owner ever deciding. For anyone who bought pCloud partly for the European framing, that detail matters, and pCloud's region transfer is a support-mediated process rather than a toggle. Koofr removes the ambiguity: every file sits in ISO 27001-certified data centres in Germany, under EU jurisdiction, full stop. The move also suits plain consolidation — a spare pCloud free account (10 GB) or an old lifetime plan being folded into a single Koofr tree. Two routes below: the manual download-and-reupload, and a server-side copy that handles lifetime-sized libraries in one job.

Method 1: Download from pCloud and Re-upload
Method 2: Transfer pCloud to Koofr in the Cloud
Quick Comparison
Practical Tips
Frequently Asked Questions

What is pCloud?

pCloud is a Swiss cloud known for one-time lifetime plans — 500 GB at $199, 2 TB at $399 (often discounted) — with up to 10 GB free. Data lives in the region chosen at signup: US (Texas) or EU (Luxembourg). Client-side encryption is a paid add-on (pCloud Crypto).

Free up to 10 GB (task-unlocked)
Lifetime 500 GB $199 / 2 TB $399 / 10 TB $1,190
Data region fixed at signup: US or EU
OAuth access for transfer tools

What is Koofr?

Koofr is a Slovenian cloud (since 2013) with every file in ISO 27001-certified German data centres: 10 GB free for life, plans from 25 GB (€0.5/mo) to 20 TB plus one-time lifetime deals, no per-file size limit, and free client-side encryption via Koofr Vault.

10 GB free for life; lifetime deals via StackSocial
All data in Germany — no region ambiguity
No per-file size limit
Koofr Vault: free client-side encryption

Comparison: pCloud vs Koofr

Feature	pCloud	Koofr
Data location	US (Texas) or EU (Luxembourg), fixed at signup	Germany, always (ISO 27001)
Free allowance	Up to 10 GB (task-unlocked)	10 GB, for life
Lifetime plans	500 GB $199 / 2 TB $399 / 10 TB $1,190	Periodic lifetime deals (e.g. 1 TB via StackSocial)
Client-side encryption	pCloud Crypto — paid add-on	Koofr Vault — free, open source
Max single file	No hard published cap	No published limit
Connection in CloudsLinker	OAuth (+ region selection)	Email + app password (Koofr API)

Sources: pCloud: pricing, Koofr: features and pricing.

Preparing to Transfer from pCloud to Koofr

Confirm two facts in pCloud's settings before anything else: which data region the account lives in (that decides whether this is a geography fix or just consolidation), and whether anything sits in pCloud Crypto — Crypto contents are client-side encrypted and must be handled manually, since no API can read them. Size the Koofr side against the payload (10 GB free vs a 500 GB or 2 TB lifetime library), and generate the app password at app.koofr.net → Preferences → Password. Camera-upload and device-backup folders deserve a look too: consolidations usually filter those out rather than paying to store duplicates twice.

Method 1: Download from pCloud and Re-upload

Step 1: Download from my.pcloud.com

Select folders at my.pcloud.com and choose Download — folder selections arrive as ZIP archives. Alternatively, pCloud Drive on the desktop exposes files for plain copying, at the cost of pulling everything through your machine.

Step 2: Upload into Koofr

Sign in at app.koofr.net, create a destination folder and drag the extracted content in. Anything sensitive can land in a Koofr Vault folder, where encryption happens client-side before upload.

Workable for the free-tier 10 GB. Against a lifetime plan's 500 GB or 2 TB, the double pass over a home connection — plus ZIP re-assembly — is the slow road.

Method 2: Transfer pCloud to Koofr in the Cloud

Texas or Luxembourg to Germany, in one job

CloudsLinker reads pCloud over OAuth against the correct regional endpoint and writes into Koofr through its API with an app password. The copy runs server-to-server on data-center bandwidth — a 2 TB lifetime library moves without a single byte crossing your connection, folder tree intact.

Step 1: Connect pCloud

Click Add Cloud → pCloud. If prompted, choose the data region that matches your account (US or EU), then approve access on pCloud's OAuth page. No password is shared; the grant is revocable in pCloud's security settings.

pCloud OAuth authorization page approving CloudsLinker access to the account

Step 2: Connect Koofr

Click Add Cloud → Koofr. Enter your Koofr account email and the app password from Preferences → Password — the regular login password is rejected by design, and each app password revokes independently.

CloudsLinker Add Cloud dialog for Koofr titled 'Connect Your Cloud Drive', showing a yellow Koofr Connection Notice that an account email and app password are required (the regular login password will not work) with a link to Koofr → Preferences → Password, above email and password fields and an 'I got it, Authorize Now Koofr' button

Step 3: Configure the Transfer

Set pCloud as the source and tick the folders to move; set Koofr as the destination folder. Filters by type, size or date keep camera-roll duplicates and old device backups out of the new tree. Copy mode leaves pCloud untouched for verification.

CloudsLinker transfer configuration with pCloud folders checked as source on the left and a Koofr destination folder selected on the right

Step 4: Start and Monitor the Transfer

Start the job and track it in the Task List — bytes moved, speed, files remaining. The transfer continues server-side after you disconnect.

CloudsLinker Task List monitoring an active pCloud to Koofr transfer

Comparing the Ways to Transfer From pCloud to Koofr

Method	Ease of Use	Speed	Best For	Uses Local Bandwidth	Skill Level
Manual download / upload	Medium	Slow (double pass + ZIP handling)	Free-tier libraries; Crypto folder contents	Yes — twice	Basic
CloudsLinker	Easy	Fast (server-side)	Lifetime-plan libraries, region fixes	No	Basic

Practical Tips for Moving pCloud to Koofr

Check the region before assuming the problem: pCloud settings show whether the account is US or EU. EU-region users are migrating for consolidation, not geography — the right expectations change the plan.
Handle pCloud Crypto manually: client-side encrypted folders are invisible to any transfer API. Decrypt and move their contents yourself, and give them a Koofr Vault folder on arrival.
Filter the backup folders: pCloud's camera uploads and device backups are usually duplicated elsewhere — excluding them can shrink a migration by half.
Keep the lifetime plan as a mirror if it's paid for: a $399 lifetime 2 TB makes a fine free-forever second copy. A scheduled monthly sync from Koofr back to pCloud turns the old plan into your 3-2-1 offsite.
Verify before emptying pCloud: Koofr's free-tier trash keeps deletions only 7 days. Spot-check file counts and open a few large files first.
Use a dedicated app password: create one Koofr app password for the migration and delete it afterward — your login stays untouched.
Recreate sharing deliberately: pCloud share links die with the move. Koofr links carry their own settings — rebuild the handful that matter rather than mass-porting.

Frequently Asked Questions

Check pCloud's account settings — the data region is shown there, and it was fixed by the choice (or the IP-based default) at signup. US-region data lives in Texas, EU-region in Luxembourg. If the answer surprises you, that is exactly the situation this migration resolves.

pCloud region changes are handled as a support-assisted account migration rather than a self-service toggle, and your plan stays subscription- or lifetime-bound to pCloud either way. Moving to Koofr settles both questions at once: the data lands in Germany, and the storage model (including lifetime deals) is yours to choose fresh.

Yes — pCloud runs separate API endpoints per region, so the connection dialog may ask you to pick US or EU. Choose the region your account actually lives in; a mismatch simply fails to authorize.

Not necessarily — many people keep the lifetime plan as a free-forever secondary copy and make Koofr the primary. If you'd rather consolidate fully, the lifetime plan simply stops being load-bearing; there is no refund mechanism, so the real question is which cloud you want as the working tree.

Neither side publishes a hard per-file cap — pCloud handles large files including multi-GB video, and Koofr has no per-file size limit. Normal libraries cross without splitting.

pCloud Crypto is client-side encrypted, so its contents are not readable through the API — decrypt and move those files manually, or keep the Crypto folder in pCloud. On the Koofr side, the free Koofr Vault add-on covers the same client-side encryption need.

Yes. Tick specific pCloud folders as the source and filter by type, size or date — consolidations usually skip old device backups and camera-upload duplicates rather than copying them into the new tree.

pCloud connects through its official OAuth page — revocable from pCloud's security settings. Koofr uses a dedicated app password created and deleted at app.koofr.net → Preferences → Password. Transfers run over TLS server-to-server.

Conclusion

Check your pCloud region first (Settings shows it) — if you are already EU-region and happy, this migration is about consolidation economics rather than geography. Small moves go fine through the browsers; anything approaching a 500 GB or 2 TB lifetime quota belongs to the server-side route: pCloud connected by OAuth with the correct region selected, Koofr by app password, folder tree intact into the German data centre. Keep the pCloud originals until the Koofr copy is verified — free-tier Koofr trash gives you only a 7-day undo window.

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