Amazon Simple Storage Service
Getting Started Guide (API Version 2006-03-01)
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Delete an Object and Bucket

Deleting an object.

You've viewed the object. Now, you can delete it and the bucket it's in.

If you no longer need to store the objects you uploaded and moved while going through this guide, you should delete them so you do not incur further charges on those objects.

To delete an object

  1. right-click on the object you want to delete.

    A dialog box shows the actions you can take on the selected object(s).

    [Tip]Tip

    You can use the SHIFT and CRTL keys to select multiple objects and perform the same action on them simultaneously.

  2. Click Delete.

  3. Confirm the deletion when the console prompts you to.

To delete a bucket, you must first delete all of the objects in it. If you haven't deleted all of the objects in your bucket, do that now.

To delete a bucket

  1. Right-click the bucket you want to delete.

    A dialog box shows the actions you can take on the selected bucket.

  2. Click Delete.

  3. Confirm the deletion when the console prompts you to.

You have now deleted your bucket and all its contents.