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Which Google Cloud Platform data transfer method is right for me?

gsutil

The gsutil tool is "an open-source command-line utility available for Windows, Linux, and Mac.

• "Multi-threaded/processed: Useful when transferring large number of files.
• "Parallel composite uploads: Splits large files, transfers chunks in parallel, and composes at destination.
• "Retry: Applies to transient network failures and HTTP/429 and 5xx error codes.
• "Resumability: Resumes the transfer after an error."