Removing backups from S3-compliant storages

This article describes how to delete backups from AWS S3 and other S3-compliant storages with versioning enabled in the Xopero ONE platform.

Removing backups from S3 storages with versioning enabled

When using S3 or S3-compliant storage with versioning enabled, files deleted through Xopero ONE may not be physically removed. Although the files are no longer visible in the bucket, they may still occupy storage space.

If you do not want data to be versioned, disable the versioning mechanism in the bucket settings. Otherwise, you can regularly delete the files.

To permanently delete files inside the bucket, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon S3 console.

2. In the Buckets list, choose the name of the bucket that contains the object.

3. In the Objects list, choose the name of the object.

4. Choose Versions (Amazon S3 shows all the versions for the object).

5. Select the check box next to the Version ID for each version that you want to permanently delete.

6. Choose Delete.

7. In Permanently delete objects?, enter permanently delete.

8. Choose Delete objects.

When you permanently delete an object version, the action cannot be undone.

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Useful links and items

Deleting object versions from a versioning-enabled bucket - Amazon Simple Storage ServiceAmazon Simple Storage Service