My Oracle Support Banner

OCI Object Storage - Frequently Asked Questions about Deleting Objects from a Bucket Using Object Lifecycle Rule (Doc ID 3048984.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage - Version N/A to N/A
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

  1. Is it possible that an Object (folder and files under folder) in a Bucket gets deleted even though it was not deleted by a user manually?
  2. Can you edit a Lifecycle policy on a Bucket? Assume that you have a Lifecycle rule to delete objects after 90 days, is it possible to change to the number of days once the Lifecycle policy is created?
  3. Is it correct to understand that an Object in a Bucket will not be deleted once the Bucket's Lifecycle rule is deleted?
  4. Can a lifecycle rule delete an entire folder containing files in it?
  5. Assuming there is a lifecycle policy to delete objects after 90 days, is it correct to understand that Objects will be deleted after 90 days if they are not updated at least once in that period?
  6. How to identify who deleted an object from a Bucket?

Solution

To view full details, sign in with your My Oracle Support account.

Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started!


In this Document
Goal
Solution
References


My Oracle Support provides customers with access to over a million knowledge articles and a vibrant support community of peers and Oracle experts.