Switching from local storage to DO Spaces storage

Hey there, Im currently using the default storage feature of appwrite and already have some storage buckets and data stored. I now would like to make the switch to Digital Oceans S3 compatible Spaces Service because im already using appwrite with a Do Droplet and want to have more storage space available.

I read that this should be quite forward via the _APP_STORAGE_DEVICE Environment variable. From my understanding, following the changes of the Environment variables, every new Bucket will automatically be stored on the Digital Ocean Space.

My Question is, how will i go about accessing the existing data. Is it possible to just continue accessing and using the existing buckets and the data within them (on the droplet itself) or would i need to recreate them and somehow download (before the switch) and reupload the data. If so, can i give them the same id as the old buckets, so my app can access those buckets without needing to push an update?

Thanks in advance.

(Im using Appwrite Version 1.5.1)