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AWS datasync: Standardize agent requirement language

Service: datasync · 2026-07-29 · Documentation low

File: datasync/latest/userguide/creating-other-cloud-object-location.md

Summary

Consistent phrasing for agent requirements across object storage docs.

Security assessment

Documentation consistency update without security relevance.

Evidence

Most transfers require a DataSync agent. Transfers between object storage systems in other clouds and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode do not require an agent. Use the agent that corresponds to your task mode.

Diff

diff --git a/datasync/latest/userguide/creating-other-cloud-object-location.md b/datasync/latest/userguide/creating-other-cloud-object-location.md
index 6fceca687..97575d8c1 100644
--- a//datasync/latest/userguide/creating-other-cloud-object-location.md
+++ b//datasync/latest/userguide/creating-other-cloud-object-location.md
@@ -34 +34 @@ With AWS DataSync, you can transfer data between [AWS storage services](./transf
-A DataSync agent is required only when transferring data between storage systems in other clouds and Amazon EFS or Amazon FSx, or when using **Basic** mode tasks. You don't need an agent to transfer data between storage systems in other clouds and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode.
+Most transfers require a DataSync agent. Transfers between object storage systems in other clouds and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode do not require an agent. Use the agent that corresponds to your task mode.
@@ -170 +170 @@ When transferring to Amazon S3, DataSync can't transfer objects larger than 5 TB
-A DataSync agent is required only when transferring data between storage systems in other clouds and Amazon EFS or Amazon FSx, or when using **Basic** mode tasks. You don't need an agent to transfer data between storage systems in other clouds and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode. This section desribes how to deploy and activate an agent on an Amazon EC2 instance in your virtual private cloud (VPC) in AWS.
+Most transfers require a DataSync agent. Transfers between object storage systems in other clouds and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode do not require an agent. Use the agent that corresponds to your task mode. This section describes how to deploy and activate an agent on an Amazon EC2 instance in your virtual private cloud (VPC) in AWS.