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Right click options on Bucket

right click option on bucket
  1. Create Bucket : This option simply creates a new bucket. You need to enter 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 already exists, you will be notified with error message and few suggested names matching to your request, are displayed. You can go with one of the suggestions or can look for a different title.

  2. Bucket Delete :
    • Bucket Delete : This option prompts "are you sure you want to delete the bucket #bucket name# " with options for " Delete " and " don't delete ", clicking on delete button prompts to make sure if you want to delete with three buttons for " Move to trash ", " Delete permanently ", and " Don't delete ", you may keep version of deleted items in trash or may delete them permanently using appropriate option.
    • Quick Delete : This option prompts " are you sure you want to delete the bucket #bucket name# " with options for " Delete " and " don't delete ", clicking on delete button deletes bucket permanently and no history of deletion is saved anywhere.

  3. Create Distribution : To make Amazon CloudFront recognize your objects in origin server, you need to create a distribution, which is a link between an Amazon S3 bucket (the origin server) and a domain name (which Amazon CloudFront automatically assigns). To create a distribution use this option and set a configuration in which you specify Bucket name, CNAME(s), Comment, and Enable/Disable. In configuration CNAME(s) and Comment are optional.

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

  5. 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 selecting, OK button is clicked to start upload process in queue.

  6. 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.
    • 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.

  7. Bucket Logging :
    • Set logging : By this 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.".
    • 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.

  8. Copy and Move :
    • Bucket Copy : It copies the File(S)/ Folder(S) of selected Bucket in specified destination Bucket.
    • Bucket Move : It moves the File(S)/ Folder(S) of selected Bucket in specified destination Bucket.

  9. Bucket Default :
    • Set default : This option is used to set the defaults for all files and folders of Bucket, you can add and remove custom header from setting, after setting default whenever you upload any file then the defaults are set on file being uploaded.
    • Remove default : This option is used to remove Bucket defaults setting.
    • Edit default : This option is used to edit Bucket defaults setting.

  10. Select right side to compare : This option sets selected Bucket to get compared with local files and folders, "compare to" option of right click menu of local file and folder becomes activated then.

  11. Compare to : It remains inactivate until you set any local file or folder to compare using "select right side to compare" option of their right click menu. When it gets activated you can compare left folder/ file with it, name of file folder also get added as the suffix with the option's name.

  12. Properties : This option displays general properties of selected Bucket such as Bucket name, owner name, Total Size, Bucket location etc.

Related Links :

  1. What is Access Control List
  2. Update ACL Access Control for Bucket
  3. How to Quick Delete Bucket and File(S) on Amazon S3?
  4. How to compare local file with S3?
  5. How to Set/ Edit and Remove default ACL and custom header?
  6. Parallel Queue Processing
  7. How to delete files and bucket?
  8. Bucket Properties
  9. How to move Bucket, files and folders?
  10. Copy Bucket and Object on Amazon S3

By : Tripti Vijayvargia | Posted : October 2007