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Right click options on Bucket

Following options appear as soon as you hit right click button of your mouse

bucket options

Create Bucket : Simply creates a new bucket. You need to enter the bucket name in "Bucket Name" window and choose the location of bucket where you want to create it. Currently you can create buckets in US and Europe only. If desired name of bucket exists already, you will be notified with error message and few suggested name matching to your request are displayed. You can go with one of the suggestions or can look for a different title.

create bucket in US and europe

Refresh Bucket Listing : Refresh bucket option reloads the bucket, it means any changes made since you opened page will be reflected automatically.

Delete : Delete Bucket option, removes particular bucket. Bucket should be empty before deletion; otherwise Bucket Explorer prompts you for deletion all the objects before deleting the bucket If user clicks "OK" button then it first deletes all objects contained in Bucket, then deletes the selected bucket.

Bucket Count : Bucket Count option shows you number of bucket you have created in your s3 account in Bucket Explorer's status bar. Amazon s3 allows only 100 buckets within an account.

Upload File(s) : Using this option, user can send files from local system to amazon S3 account. The files to be uploaded must be specified in file dialog box that opens as soon as you click on Upload File(s). After selection, OK button is clicked to start upload process.

upload object(s)

Update bucket's Access Control List: This option gives you access to ACLs of particular bucket. Here you can not only see your ACLs but also can update them. ACLs are excellent way to control the way buckets are accessed by other Amazon users and normal users. When you alter any bucket's ACL, Program informs you about changes and asks your permission whether to proceed with the changes. This facility makes sure that you have not made any change accidentally.

set access control premissions

Remove User: By "Remove User" option you can remove the invited user for buckets. Since permission is controlled by ACLs, removal is reflected in ACL. Once a user has been removed, he/she will not have any type of access permissions.

Bucket Logging: By “Bucket Logging” option, you can log all the activities on specific bucket. Bucket Explorer shows you bucket logging window in which you need to choose the bucket name, where Amazon will deliver logs. Bucket Explorer also shows bucket logging status. If the bucket logging is enabled, you will see the log delivery bucket name where Amazon is storing the log of that bucket. You can also specify log prefix by which you can easily classify and recognize your log. By default Bucket Explorer use the selected bucket name as log prefix. To activate logging for a bucket you only need to right click and choose the “Bucket Logging option over a bucket name.”.

set logging on bucket

Remove Bucket Logging: You can disable or remove bucket logging for already logged bucket. To Disable bucket logging, right click on bucket and choose “Remove Bucket Logging” option.

By : Tripti Vijayvargia | Posted : October 2007