Delete all version of S3 object using lifecycle rule

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I have a S3 bucket with multiple folders with versioning enabled. Out of these multiple folders I want to complete delete one folder as it has multiple delete marker. I am using Lifecycle rule to delete the objects but not sure if it will work for specific folder. In Lifecycle Rule, If I specify the folder_name/ as a prefix and expiration rule as 1 day after creation for all and current versions. Will it delete all the objects and its versions ? Can someone please confirm ? The other folders are quite critical so can't mess with the rule to test.

It should work, but it might take longer than a day to happen. The Lifecycle rules run at some mysterious time, so give it a couple of days to be sure. — John Rotenstein

sfblackl sfblackl · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-24T21:23:07

I can confirm that you can delete at folder level instead of entire bucket. We have a rule that does the exact same thing (although 7 days instead of 1). I will echo John's point that after initial setup, it will take time to do the deletion. You should see progress STARTING within 1 hour, but actual completion may take a while.

Delete all version of S3 object using lifecycle rule

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