Transfer & Back Up Pixeldrain to Any Cloud

What is Pixeldrain?

Pixeldrain is a Netherlands-based file transfer and storage service best known for its fast, minimal file-sharing product. Alongside sharing, it offers a proper filesystem — a hierarchical cloud drive with directories, rename and move operations, and API access — which is a Pro feature. Pricing is unusually transparent and metered: the Pro subscription covers filesystem storage up to 2 TB, while the Prepaid model charges €4 per TB per month for storage with per-TB bandwidth billing on top. The catch to understand before moving data: every byte downloaded from the filesystem is metered — there are no free filesystem downloads, and free-tier accounts face a 6 GB/day download cap before speeds drop to 1 MiB/s. Pixeldrain rewards users who know their numbers.

Metered egress changes how you should treat Pixeldrain: parking a large archive there is cheap, but repeatedly pulling it back out costs real money per terabyte. That makes a server-to-server migration tool the economical way in and out — one clean pass instead of repeated ad-hoc downloads. CloudsLinker connects to the Pixeldrain filesystem over its API and moves whole directory trees between Pixeldrain and 140+ clouds in a single scheduled job.

Key features of Pixeldrain

Why connect Pixeldrain to CloudsLinker

CloudsLinker connects to Pixeldrain with an API key generated on your account's API keys page, and operates on the Pixeldrain filesystem — the Pro hierarchical drive, not the free link-sharing product. Once connected, it copies files directly between Pixeldrain and Google Drive, OneDrive, S3, Wasabi, MEGA and more, preserving folder structure, with filters and scheduled incremental runs.

Common Pixeldrain transfer scenarios

Move a bulk archive into Pixeldrain for cheap parking

At €4/TB/month prepaid, Pixeldrain undercuts Google One and Dropbox for cold data. CloudsLinker copies your Google Drive or Dropbox archive into the filesystem in one pass, so the only egress you pay is on the way back out.

Exit Pixeldrain in one metered pass

Because every filesystem download is billed per TB, exporting a library file-by-file over months costs more than one clean migration. Run a single CloudsLinker job into S3, Wasabi or Google Drive and pay the egress once.

Distribute from Pixeldrain, master elsewhere

Keep masters in OneDrive or S3 and push release batches into Pixeldrain when you want its fast link-sharing front end. Scheduled jobs keep the share copy current.

Mirror the filesystem to Wasabi for durability

Pixeldrain is a lean service, not an archival platform with versioning guarantees. A weekly incremental CloudsLinker sync into Wasabi (~$7/TB/month, free egress) adds a durable second copy.

Consolidate shared-in content

Files that collaborators dropped into your shared Pixeldrain directories can be swept into SharePoint or Google Drive nightly, so the team's system of record stays outside the metered zone.

How to connect Pixeldrain to CloudsLinker

Pixeldrain connects with an API key. The connection targets the filesystem — a Pro feature — so a paid plan is required.

Before you start

• Have Pro (or Prepaid credit) active. The filesystem does not exist on the free tier, so there is nothing for a free account to connect.
• API keys grant account access — treat them like passwords, and prefer one dedicated key per tool so it can be revoked independently.

Connection steps

1. Log in at pixeldrain.com and open pixeldrain.com/user/api_keys.
2. Create a new API key (or copy an existing one).
3. In CloudsLinker, click Add Cloud → choose Pixeldrain.
4. Enter a display name, paste the API key, and confirm.
5. Pixeldrain’s filesystem appears in your cloud list, usable as source or destination for transfers, sync and scheduled jobs.

To revoke access later: delete the key on the API keys page — revocation is immediate — then remove the connection in CloudsLinker.

Pixeldrain limits you should know

Pixeldrain’s numbers are transparent but metered — egress is the one to watch.

• Filesystem access: Pro feature. The free product is link sharing only; the hierarchical filesystem requires a paid plan.
• Pro storage ceiling: 2 TB. Larger footprints run on the Prepaid model.
• Prepaid storage: €4 per TB per month, billed for what you actually store.
• Filesystem egress: always metered. Around €1/TB (prepaid) and €2/TB for bandwidth through shared directories — there are no free filesystem downloads, including when others download from your shared dirs.
• Free-tier download cap: 6 GB/day, after which speeds throttle to 1 MiB/s.
• API: clean REST API with per-key revocation; documented at docs.pixeldrain.com.

Sources: Pixeldrain Filesystem guide, pixeldrain.com, Filesystem guide (in-app).

Pixeldrain + CloudsLinker — Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a paid Pixeldrain plan to connect CloudsLinker?

Yes. CloudsLinker connects to the Pixeldrain filesystem, which is a Pro feature — the free link-sharing product has no filesystem to connect to. A Pro subscription (or Prepaid balance) is required.

Where do I get my Pixeldrain API key?

Log in and open pixeldrain.com/user/api_keys, create or copy an API key, and paste it into CloudsLinker when adding Pixeldrain. Keys can be revoked from the same page at any time.

How much does Pixeldrain storage cost?

The Pro subscription covers filesystem storage up to 2 TB. The Prepaid model charges €4 per TB per month for storage, metered per byte — you pay only for what you store.

Is downloading from the Pixeldrain filesystem really metered?

Yes — there are no free downloads from the filesystem. Egress is billed per TB (around €1/TB prepaid, €2/TB for bandwidth used through shared directories), and that includes other people downloading from directories you own. Plan bulk exports as one pass, not many.

What is the 6 GB/day limit?

Free-tier downloads are capped at 6 GB per day; past that, speed throttles to 1 MiB/s. CloudsLinker's server-to-server transfers use your authenticated paid account rather than the free download path.

What is the largest file I can transfer?

The filesystem handles multi-GB files without a hard published per-file cap on paid plans; CloudsLinker moves large files with chunked transfers. The practical constraint is metered bandwidth, not file size.

Does CloudsLinker preserve my directory structure?

Yes. The Pixeldrain filesystem is fully hierarchical, and CloudsLinker recreates the directory tree at the destination instead of flattening it.

Can I schedule recurring Pixeldrain syncs?

Yes. Hourly, daily or weekly jobs with incremental mode copy only changed files — which also keeps your metered egress bill as small as possible.

How do I revoke CloudsLinker's access?

Delete the API key on pixeldrain.com/user/api_keys — access is cut immediately — then remove the Pixeldrain connection in CloudsLinker.

Is this an official Pixeldrain partnership?

No. CloudsLinker uses Pixeldrain's public API under your authorization, and you can revoke the key at any time.

Conclusion

Pixeldrain pairs some of the cheapest metered storage in the consumer market (€4/TB/month) with fully metered egress — economics that reward exactly one thing: moving data in and out deliberately, in single passes. CloudsLinker gives the filesystem that deliberate path: bulk imports, one-shot exports and scheduled incremental mirrors to 140+ clouds. Generate an API key and run your first transfer in minutes.

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