Creating a Folder

Context

Unlike a file system, OBS does not involve the concepts of file and folder. For easy data management, OBS allows you to simulate a folder by adding a slash (/) to the name of an object.

Procedure

1. Log in to OBS Browser+.
2. Click the bucket where you want to create a folder and click Create Folder.
3. In the displayed dialog box, enter a folder name and click OK, as shown in Figure 1.
   Figure 1 Creating a folder
   
   • A folder name cannot contain the following special characters: \ : * ? ' < > |
   • A folder name cannot start or end with a period (.) or slash (/).
   • A folder name cannot exceed 1,023 bytes. The length of a folder name is the sum of the length of its own and the length of its upper-level directories. The total length cannot exceed 1,023 bytes. Directories of different levels are automatically separated by slashes (/). For example, if the upper-level directory of folder01 is folder02, the name length of folder folder01 is the length of folder02/folder01/.
   • A single slash (/) separates and creates multiple levels of folders.

   

   If an access deny message is displayed when you are creating a folder, possible causes are as follows:

   • Access to the bucket is restricted by an ACL. For example, you do not have the write permission for the bucket.
   • Access to the bucket is restricted by a bucket policy. For example, you do not have the write permission for the bucket, or write operations cannot be performed on the bucket during the current period.

   If such message is displayed, check ACL and policy settings of the bucket and resolve the problem accordingly.

4. Click OK.