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Updated on 2025-09-15 GMT+08:00
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Can Deleted Data Be Recovered?

  • Versioning enabled for a bucket:
    • If the Historical Versions button is disabled, a deleted object is not displayed in the object list. After the button is enabled, the current object version with a delete marker and the deleted object (also the historical object version) are displayed in the object list. In this case, you can click Permanently Delete in the Operation column of the current object version with a delete marker to recover the deleted object.

      If you delete an object from a versioning-enabled bucket, instead of deleting the object permanently, OBS inserts a delete marker, which becomes the current object version. The deleted object becomes the historical version. After that, if you enable the Historical Versions button above the object list, you can see the current object version with a delete marker and the deleted object that has become a historical version.

    • If the Historical Versions button is enabled, you choose More > Permanently Delete in the Operation column of an object version other than the current one with a delete marker to permanently delete the object. The deleted object cannot be recovered.
  • If versioning is disabled for a bucket, OBS permanently deletes all data of a deleted object, and deleted objects cannot be recovered.
Parent topic: OBS Basics