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+# After s3 switches the storage engine, convert the data
+
+- build
+```shell
+go build -o s3convert main.go
+```
+
+- start
+```shell
+./s3convert -config <config dir path> -name <old s3 name>
+# ./s3convert -config ./../../config -name minio
+```