diff --git a/pkg/sync/sync.go b/pkg/sync/sync.go
index da737f274aff..c6c8e6b83579 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/sync.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/juicedata/juicefs/pkg/chunk"
 	"github.com/juicedata/juicefs/pkg/object"
 	"github.com/juicedata/juicefs/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/juju/ratelimit"
@@ -177,6 +178,13 @@ var bufPool = sync.Pool{
 	},
 }
 
+var (
+	// for multiple upload mem limit
+	availMem int64
+	mutex    sync.Mutex
+	cond     = sync.NewCond(&mutex)
+)
+
 func try(n int, f func() error) (err error) {
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		err = f()
@@ -429,15 +437,27 @@ func doCopyMultiple(src, dst object.ObjectStorage, key string, size int64, uploa
 	abort := make(chan struct{})
 	parts := make([]*object.Part, n)
 	errs := make(chan error, n)
+
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		go func(num int) {
 			sz := partSize
 			if num == n-1 {
 				sz = size - int64(num)*partSize
 			}
-			if limiter != nil {
-				limiter.Wait(sz)
+
+			mutex.Lock()
+			for availMem < 0 {
+				cond.Wait()
 			}
+			availMem -= partSize
+			mutex.Unlock()
+			defer func() {
+				mutex.Lock()
+				availMem += partSize
+				mutex.Unlock()
+				cond.Signal()
+			}()
+
 			select {
 			case <-abort:
 				errs <- fmt.Errorf("aborted")
@@ -448,7 +468,12 @@ func doCopyMultiple(src, dst object.ObjectStorage, key string, size int64, uploa
 				}()
 			}
 
-			data := make([]byte, sz)
+			if limiter != nil {
+				limiter.Wait(sz)
+			}
+			p := chunk.NewOffPage(int(sz))
+			defer p.Release()
+			data := p.Data
 			if err := try(3, func() error {
 				in, err := src.Get(key, int64(num)*partSize, sz)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -1002,6 +1027,7 @@ func Sync(src, dst object.ObjectStorage, config *Config) error {
 	if config.Manager != "" {
 		bufferSize = 100
 	}
+	availMem = int64(config.Threads * 32 << 20)
 	tasks := make(chan object.Object, bufferSize)
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 	concurrent = make(chan int, config.Threads)