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Working with Folders and Files
- Updated on 14 Sep 2023
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Working with Multiple Folders and/or Files
You can select one or more folders or files to delete or make public/private.
Select folders or files to change. The select icon will change to a checkmark
.
Notice that a blue circle highlights the button for more options .
Deleting One or More Folders or Files
You can easily remove one or more folders or files (or all folders and files) from a bucket. All objects in a folder are deleted when the folder is deleted.
- Select the folder(s) and/or file(s):
You can click the select icon in the list header to select all folders and files. - Click
.
- Select Delete.
- A message reminds you of the Wasabi storage policy and asks you to confirm that you want to delete the folder(s) and/or file(s). Click DELETE to confirm.
Making Folders and/or Files Public
You can make one or more folders and/or files (or all folders and files) available so that anyone can access them through the Internet without permissions from these URLs:
- [bucketname].[serviceURL]/[path/filename]
- [serviceURL/[bucketname]/[path/filename]
Refer to the Wasabi Knowledge Base for service URLs for different regions.
- Select the folder(s) and/or file(s):
You can click the select icon in the list header to select all folders and files. - Click
.
- Select Make Public.
When you make a folder public with this option, all files in the folder are made public. This feature is intended as a one-time setting, which overrides the status settings for individual files within the folder. If files are later uploaded into the folder, they are automatically uploaded as private. You may want to consider using a bucket policy to automatically set the status of files to be public (Bucket Policy).
You can change the status of a folder or file with an option on the Folder or File Details panel (Making Folders and/or Files Private and Reviewing Folder Details).
Making Folders and/or Files Private
If one or more folders and/or files (or all folders and files) have been made public, you can change the status to private.
- Select the folder(s) and/or file(s):
You can click the select icon in the list header to select all folders and files. - Click
.
- Select Make Private.
When you make a folder private with this option, all files in the folder are made private. This feature is intended as a one-time setting, which overrides the status settings for individual files within the folder. If files are later uploaded into the folder, they are automatically uploaded as private. You may want to consider using a bucket policy to automatically set the status of files to be private (Bucket Policy).
You can change the status of a folder or file with an option on the Folder or File Details panel (Making Folders and/or Files Public and Reviewing Folder Details).
Reviewing Folder Details
You can review folder details and make the folder public or private.
Accessing Folder Details
- Click the folder icon
to view details about a folder.
- Click X to close the Folder Details panel.
Making a Folder Public or Private
You can make a folder (and all files within the folder) available so that anyone can access it through the Internet without permissions from these URLs:
- [bucketname].[serviceURL]/[path/filename]
- [serviceURL]/[bucketname]/[path/filename]
Refer to the Wasabi Knowledge Base for service URLs for different regions.
- Click the folder icon
.
- On the Folder Details panel, slide to enable the Make Folder Public option.
- You may see a message indicating that making large quantities of objects public (or private) can be inefficient. If you plan to modify more than 10,000 objects, Wasabi recommends that you use a bucket policy or update ACLs using the CLI. Click CONTINUE after considering this warning.
- If you are making the folder public, another warning is displayed. It indicates that the selected objects will be public and accessible by anyone who has Read permissions. Click OK to accept this condition.
When a folder is public, the Folder Details appears as:
Reviewing File Details
You can review file details and then manipulate the file (rename, make public/private, link, download, copy the path, or delete).
Accessing File Details
- Click anywhere (except
) in the row of the file for which you want details.
You can review the file details (file name, size, date/time last modified, and version identification number if versioning is enabled). Additional tools are provided, as described in this article.
- Click X to close the File Details panel.
Renaming a File
You can change the name of a file.
- On the File Details panel, click
to the right of the file name on the File Details panel.
- Enter a new name for the file.
Avoid the use of the following special characters in a file name:
% (percent)
< (less than symbol)
> (greater than symbol)
\ (backslash) # (pound sign)
? (question mark)Certain file names may have non-ASCII characters that are 4 byte UTF8 characters (such as emojis). Wasabi does not support these characters and will return a 400 error message to an application that tries to write a file with 4 byte UTF characters in the file name. We recommend renaming the affected files, if possible. - Optionally, check the box to overwrite any existing file that uses the name to which you are renaming.
- Click RENAME.
Making a File Public or Private
You can make a file available so that anyone can access it through the Internet without permissions from these URLs:
- [bucketname].[serviceURL]/[path/filename]
- [serviceURL]/[bucketname]/[path/filename]
Refer to the Wasabi Knowledge Base for service URLs for different regions.
On the File Details panel, slide to enable the Make File Public option. When a file is public, that section of the File Details panel appears as:
Linking to a File
You can link to a file at its Internet location.
On the File Details panel, click the link under the Link To File heading.
Downloading a File
You can download a file to your local computer.
On the File Details panel, click the DOWNLOAD FILE button. The file is downloaded and ready to open, save, etc.
Copying the File Path
You can copy a file path to the clipboard.
On the File Details panel, click the COPY PATH button. A message under the COPY PATH button indicates that the object path is copied to the clipboard.
Sharing a File with a Presigned URL
You can share an object for up to 12 hours or until your session expires. To share, you create a presigned URL, which uses security credentials and lets you grant time-limited permission to download the object through a browser or application.
- On the File Details panel, click the Share with Presigned URL button to grant access to an object for a specific period of time.
- Enter the number of hours and minutes for which the file will be shared.
- Click Create Presigned URL.
- A message shows the URL created for this object. Be sure to copy the URL before closing this window. Once this window is closed, you will not be able to copy the presigned URL again.
- Click Close.
Deleting a File
You can easily remove a file from a bucket.
- On the File Details panel, click the DELETE FILE button.
- A message prompts you to confirm that you want to delete the file indicated in the message.The DELETE FILE button deletes only the file listed on the File Details panel. If you want to select multiple files for deletion, use the Delete option on the More Options menu (see Deleting One or More Folders or Files).
- Click DELETE if you are sure you want to delete the file.