File and Folder Management
If you need to manage tasks such as storing files in the created Object Storage or downloading stored files, you can perform the operations on the Object Storage Details and Folder List pages.
Create new folder
A new folder may need to be created to store new data in the bucket.
To create a new folder in Object Storage, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Storage > Object Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page.
- On the Service Home page, click the Object Storage menu. You will be taken to the Object Storage List page.
- On the Object Storage List page, click the resource (bucket) where you want to create a new folder. You will be taken to the Object Storage Details page.
- Click the Folder List tab. Navigate to the Folder List page.
- Click the New Folder button. The New Folder popup window opens.
- Enter the folder name to use, and click the Confirm button. A popup indicating that a new folder has been created will appear.
- Folder names must not contain prohibited special characters. For more details, see Folder Name Creation Rules.
- The total path length, including the folder name, file name, and delimiter (
/), must be limited to within 1,024 bytes (based on UTF-8 encoding).
- After clicking the Confirm button, check the created folder in the Folder List.
Upload File
- South Korea Region 3 (kr-south3) constraints
- File upload and download capabilities are limited through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
- Use of the S3 API/CLI via a public URL is restricted.
- However, private URL access is possible through resources (such as Virtual Server) created in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
- South Korea South 1 (kr-south1), South Korea South 2 (kr-south2) region constraints
- To access the public URL, you must allow a separate firewall configuration.
- You can view the public URL address on the Object Storage details page. Refer to Check Object Storage details.
You can upload a new file or a file you are working on to the bucket. Object Storage Follow the steps below to upload files.
- Click the All Services > Storage > Object Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page.
- On the Service Home page, click the Object Storage menu. You will be taken to the Object Storage List page.
- Object Storage List page, click the resource (bucket) to upload files. You will be taken to the Object Storage Details page.
- Click the Folder List tab. Navigate to the Folder List page.
- Click the File Upload button. The File Upload popup opens.
- After clicking the Attach File button, select the file to upload or drag the file to attach into the popup window.
- You can upload up to three attachment files, each not exceeding 3 GB.
- The attached file name must not contain prohibited special characters. For more information, refer to File Name Creation Rules.
- The total path length, including the folder name, file name, and separator (
/), must be within 1,024 Bytes (based on UTF-8 encoding). - If a duplicate file exists, you cannot upload.
- If you have selected all files, click the Upload button.
- If the upload was successful, check the file in the folder list.
Download File
- South Korea Region 3 (kr-south3) constraints
- File upload and download capabilities are limited through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
- Use of the S3 API/CLI via a public URL is restricted.
- However, private URL access is possible through resources (such as Virtual Server) created in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
- South Korea South 1 (kr-south1), South Korea South 2 (kr-south2) region restrictions
- To access the public URL, you must allow a separate firewall configuration.
- You can view the public URL address on the Object Storage details page. Refer to Check Object Storage details.
You can download files stored in the bucket. Object Storage Follow these steps to download the file.
- Click the All Services > Storage > Object Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page.
- On the Service Home page, click the Object Storage menu. You will be taken to the Object Storage List page.
- On the Object Storage List page, click the resource (bucket) you want to download. You will be taken to the Object Storage Details page.
- Click the Folder List tab. Navigate to the Folder List page.
- Click the More > Download button located at the far right of the file. The file download will begin.
- Verify that the file download has completed in the browser.
View file information
You can retrieve information about files stored in the bucket. Object Storage Follow the steps below to retrieve file information.
- All Services > Storage > Object Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page.
- Click the Object Storage menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Object Storage List page.
- Object Storage List page, click the resource (bucket) that contains the file you want to view information for. You will be taken to the Object Storage Details page.
- Click the Folder List tab. You will be taken to the Folder List page.
- Click the More > File Info button located at the far right of the file you want to view information for. The File Info popup window will open.
- File Information Check detailed file information in the popup window.
Category Detailed description filename File name Content type Object type Total size File size Modification date and time The most recent modification date and time of the file Permission Whether to allow Public Access URL Provide Public and Private addresses to enable access to file paths via URL - Public: Provided to allow access from external internet networks
- Private: Provides an address accessible from resources created in the same account and region of the Samsung Cloud Platform Console
Table. File information items
Copy file
You can copy a file stored in a bucket to the same location. To copy a file, follow these steps.
- Click the Storage > Object Storage menu. Navigate to the Object Storage List page.
- Object Storage List page, click the resource (bucket) to copy the file. You will be taken to the Object Storage Details page.
- Click the Folder List tab. You will be taken to the Folder List page.
- Click the More > Copy File button at the far right of the file to be copied. The Copy File popup window will open.
- Enter the filename, then click the OK button. A popup indicating file copying will appear.
- Only files whose full path—including bucket name, folder name, file name, and delimiter (
/)—is 1,024 Bytes (based on URL encoding) or less can be copied. - In the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you can only copy files when the file size is 5 GB or less. If the file size exceeds 5 GB, you can copy it using the S3 API.
- You can copy within the same bucket and folder.
- If the bucket does not use versioning, a file with the same name in the folder will be overwritten.
- After clicking the Confirm button, check the copied file in the Folder List.
Delete files and folders
You can delete files and folders stored in the bucket. Object Storage Follow the steps below to delete files and folders.
- When a folder is deleted, all subfolders and files inside it are also deleted.
- When a file is deleted, all versions are deleted at once.
- Files with object lock (WORM) enabled cannot be deleted.
- Click the All Services > Storage > Object Storage menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page.
- On the Service Home page, click the Object Storage menu. You will be taken to the Object Storage List page.
- Object Storage List page, click the resource (bucket) that contains the file or folder you want to delete. You will be taken to the Object Storage Details page.
- Click the Folder List tab. Navigate to the Folder List page.
- Click the More > Delete button located at the far right of the file or folder you want to delete. The Delete popup window will open.
- After selecting multiple files or folders using the checkboxes on the left, you can delete them all at once by clicking the Delete button at the top.
- Click the Confirm button in the delete popup to complete deletion.
- Check that files or folders have been deleted from the Folder List.