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title: Copy and export data
meta:
  description: Learn when to move data inside Tinybird and when to export results to external systems.
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# Copy and export data

Use this guide to choose between moving data inside Tinybird and exporting query results to external systems.

- To move data between Tinybird Data Sources, use [Copy Pipes](/forward/core-concepts/copy-pipes).
- To export query results to external systems, use [Sinks](/forward/core-concepts/sinks).
- For destination-specific setup, see [Kafka Sink](/forward/copy-export-data/kafka-sink), [S3 Sink](/forward/copy-export-data/s3-sink), and [GCS Sink](/forward/copy-export-data/gcs-sink).

See [Copy and export data](/forward/copy-export-data) for the full workflow.