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How to delete Amazon S3 files and bucket?

Bucket Explorer provides delete option for Buckets and objects. You may keep deleted items in trash by using Move to Trash or may delete them permanently using Delete Permanently option.

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  • If you want to delete existing bucket, follow the steps below:

    1. Select the bucket you wish to delete.
    2. There are two options available for the deletion of Bucket.
      • Right click on bucket listing table and choose "Delete Bucket-->Bucket Delete" option.
      • Click on "Bucket" button and select "Delete" icon, located at Bucket tool bar.
    3. Clicking on any of the above two options prompts you for the confirmation as "Are you sure you want to delete Bucket: #Bucket name# " with two buttons for Delete and Don’t Delete .
    4. Click on Delete .
    5. If bucket which you are deleting is distributed bucket then it will ask “You have created a distribution on this bucket, are you sure you want to delete the bucket #BucketName#”.
    6. Click on Delete or Don’t Delete button as per your choice.
    7. If any log delivery has been set to any bucket then it will ask
      " #BucketName# may be used by Amazon for log delivery. Are you sure you want to delete it?",
      Click on Yes or No as per your choice.
    8. If bucket is empty then it will be deleted, otherwise it will warn as "Do you want to delete all files in bucket #BucketName# " with three options
      1. Move to trash
      2. Delete permanently
      3. Don't delete.
    9. If you click "Move to trash or Delete permanently", deletion process will be started in queue .
    10. After completion you will see a result on statistics panel.

If you want to delete file(s) from bucket, follow the steps below:

  1. Select Bucket from which you want to delete file(s) and folder(s).
  2. Select the file(s) and folder(s) that you want to delete.
  3. There are two options available to delete file(s) and folder(s).
    1. Right click on object listing table and Choose "Delete" -> "Delete File(s)" option.
    2. Click File -> Delete icon from the shortcut menu located at object tool bar.
  4. After clicking on any of the above two options, it will prompt a message "Are you sure to delete 2 item(s)" (If user selects 2 items) with three options
    1. Move to trash
    2. Delete permanently
    3. Don't delete.
  5. If you click "Move to trash" or "Delete permanently", deletion process will be started in queue.
  6. After completion you will see result on statistics panel.
NOTE: If you have selected single file to delete then the deletion process will be seen in a progress bar instead of Queue Panel.

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