Browse, download, and delete objects

Look through the objects in a bucket, download one, or delete the ones you are done with.

Before you begin

• A bucket with data in it; see Upload data to a bucket.
• Permission to read datasets in the project. A Member gets it through a policy that allows reading datasets. Read permission lets you open folders. To delete an object, you also need permission to delete datasets.

Browse and download

1. In the list, select the row of the bucket, then open the Data Objects tab.
2. You see one folder at a time. Select a folder to open it, and select Current Directory: to go back up.
3. To download a file, select it or use the download action on its row. Downloads are for files; selecting a folder opens it.

Refresh the list to show an object you uploaded a moment ago.

Delete an object

With versioning on, deleting an object leaves it as a previous version. Deleting one version removes only that version, for good. See Use object versioning.

1. Use the delete action on the object’s row. Delete Dataset Object asks “Are you sure you want to delete data: <name>?”.
2. Confirm. The portal shows “<name> deleted successfully”.

To delete with an S3 tool, use mc rm or s3cmd del. To clear the whole bucket at once, use Empty a bucket.

A version under retention or a legal hold is protected from deletion. If you try to delete it, TIR gives the reason EOS reports. See Lock one object version or place a legal hold and Troubleshooting TIR Object Storage.