Deleting a Bucket

Deleting objects individually

1. In the navigation pane of OBS Console, choose Buckets.
2. In the bucket list, click the desired bucket. The Objects page is displayed.
3. Select the file or folder you want to delete and choose More > Delete on the right.
   Figure 1 Deleting a file or folder
   

4. Click OK to confirm the deletion.
   Figure 2 Deleting an object

   
   

Batch deleting objects

To delete a large number of objects or periodically generated objects, select multiple objects and delete them in a batch.

1. In the navigation pane of OBS Console, choose Buckets.
2. In the bucket list, click the desired bucket. The Objects page is displayed.
3. Select all files or folders or only the ones you want to delete and click Delete above the object list.
4. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

   You can also use lifecycle rules to periodically delete objects for higher efficiency. For details, see Lifecycle Rules.

Deleting objects individually

1. In the navigation pane of OBS Console, choose Buckets.
2. In the bucket list, click the desired bucket. The Objects page is displayed.
3. Enable Historical Versions.
4. Select the file or folder to delete and click Permanently Delete above the search box.
   Figure 3 Permanently deleting an object
   

5. In the dialog box, click OK.

Batch deleting objects

1. In the navigation pane of OBS Console, choose Buckets.
2. In the bucket list, click the desired bucket. The Objects page is displayed.
3. Enable Historical Versions.
4. Select all files or folders or only the ones you want to delete and click Permanently Delete above the search box.
5. In the dialog box, click OK.

1. In the navigation pane of OBS Console, choose Buckets.
2. In the bucket list, click the desired bucket. The Objects page is displayed.
3. Click Fragments, select the fragment that you want to delete, and click Delete on the right.

   You can also select multiple fragments and click Delete above the fragment list to delete them in a batch.

4. Click OK to confirm the deletion.
   Figure 4 Deleting fragments
   

You can configure lifecycle rules to periodically delete objects and fragments in a bucket.

1. In the navigation pane of OBS Console, choose Buckets.
2. In the bucket list, click the desired bucket. The Objects page is displayed.
3. In the navigation pane, choose Data Management > Lifecycle Rules.
4. Click Create. The Create Lifecycle Rule dialog box is displayed.
5. Configure parameters under Basic Information.

   

   Table 1 Parameters under Basic Information

   Parameter	Description
   Status	Whether to enable the lifecycle rule If Status is enabled, the lifecycle rule will be applied to affected objects as scheduled. The actions that can be triggered include storage class transitions, object deletion, fragment deletion, and removal of expired delete markers. If Status is disabled, the lifecycle rule will not be applied.
   Rule Name	The name of the lifecycle rule A rule name: Can be up to 255 characters long. Can contain only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
   Scope	The scope of objects the lifecycle rule applies to Objects with specified prefix: The rule applies to the objects with the specified prefix in the bucket. All objects: The rule applies to all objects in the bucket. Multiple lifecycle rules may overlap. In such cases, the overlapping must comply with the defined constraints. Otherwise, conflicting rules can cause the configuration to fail.
   Prefix	If you choose Objects with specified prefix as the scope, you need to specify an object name prefix. The lifecycle rule applies to the objects with the specified prefix. An object name prefix cannot contain special characters: < >
   Tag	Optional You can add a tag to make the lifecycle rule apply to the objects with the specified tag. A tag key: Can be up to 128 characters long, including letters, digits, and spaces representable in UTF-8, and the following special characters: _ . : = + - @ Must be case sensitive. If there are multiple tags, each tag key must be unique. Cannot be left blank. A tag value: Can be up to 255 characters long, including letters, digits, and spaces representable in UTF-8, and the following special characters: _ . : = + - @ Must be case sensitive. Can be left blank. A lifecycle rule can have a maximum of 10 tags configured. Once a tag is used as a filter, Delete Fragments Upon Expiration and Remove Expired Delete Marker cannot be enabled. For details about how to add tags to objects, see Adding Tags to an Object.

6. Configure Current Version and Historical Version to specify how many days after the last update the object should be deleted.

   The Historical Version appears only when versioning is enabled or suspended for the bucket.

   Figure 5 Configuring Current Version and Historical Version
   

1. In the navigation pane of OBS Console, choose Buckets.
2. In the bucket list, select the bucket you want to delete, and then click Delete on the right.
   

   The name of a deleted bucket can be reused for another bucket or parallel file system at least 30 minutes after the deletion.

3. Click OK to confirm the deletion.
   Figure 6 Deleting a bucket
   

Deleting Buckets

1. Log in to OBS Browser+.
2. Select the bucket you want to delete and click Delete.
   

   The name of a deleted bucket can be reused for another bucket or a parallel file system at least 30 minutes after the deletion.

3. Click Yes to delete the bucket.

Command Line Structure

• Windows

  obsutil rm obs://bucket [-f] [-config=xxx] [-e=xxx] [-i=xxx] [-k=xxx] [-t=xxx]

• macOS or Linux

  ./obsutil rm obs://bucket [-f] [-config=xxx] [-e=xxx] [-i=xxx] [-k=xxx] [-t=xxx]

Examples

• In Windows, run obsutil rm obs://bucket-test to delete bucket bucket-test.

  obsutil rm obs://bucket-test
  
  Start at 2024-09-30 07:58:33.736622 +0000 UTC
  
  Do you want to delete bucket [bucket-test] ? Please input (y/n) to confirm:
  y
  Delete bucket [bucket-test] successfully!

Parameter Description