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Amazon S3 data backup: Preserve deleted data in trash to prevent data loss

Using this feature you can retrieve all deleted file(s) in same structure [1] as it is stored in your Bucket. In Bucket Explorer, trash folder is located in two default system Buckets named as us.bucketexplorer.md5. ( Canonical Id [3] ) and eu.bucketexplorer.md5 (Canonical Id). This feature is cost effective because empty buckets don't cost money.

If you delete anything from the system Buckets, it will be deleted permanently and you don't need to use another third party tool for this.

amazon s3 trash to prevent data loss

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How Trash Works for Amazon S3 Buckets/ Files and Folders: (Note : This is possible only when amazon versioning is 'Disable', then bucket explorer handle its own versioning. )

Whenever you delete any file from Amazon S3 with "Move to Trash" option then deleted objects are automatically moved to trash folder of relevant system bucket [2] . This is especially useful to prevent data loss. (It's like Recycle Bin). Nothing will ever go in "Trash" folder if you choose Quick Delete .

In simple delete also if you choose "move to trash", then only data will go to the "trash" folder. So if you don't want to send deleted object in trash, you can choose the "delete permanently" instead of "move to trash". You can download , copy , move and delete data from the Trash folder using Bucket Explorer.
 
  1. ˆ  Same structure: In system bucket, Bucket Explorer creates a folder named as Bucket name from where you deleted object, in this folder there will be the same folder structure as in Bucket and object name in folders gets appended with date and time.
  2. ˆ  Relevant system bucket: There are two system buckets in Bucket Explorer for US and Europe, version of US buckets get stored in us.bucketexplorer.md5 (Canonical Id) and version of Europe buckets get stored in eu.bucketexplorer.md5 (Canonical Id).
  3. ˆ Canonical Id: The canonical user id is specific to S3 and is a 64 character long hex string.

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