Move objects
Move Objects
- With the move action in the S3 console, you can move an object to a folder (prefix) in the same bucket, to another bucket/prefix
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Next we will create a new bucket
- In the S3 bucket console, select Create bucket
- In the Bucket name field, enter
aws-first-cloud-journey-move - In the AWS region section, select Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 as the region with the closest geographical distance to Vietnam users as of September 2023
- Keep the default values, scroll to the bottom of the page, select
Create bucket
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Move files between Buckets
- In the Amazon S3 console, select bucket aws-first-cloud-journey
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Check the square symbol next to the Name value to select all Objects in the bucket
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Select Action, select Calculate total size
- Result: you have a total of 182 objects corresponding to 21.2 MB, select Close to go back
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Check the square symbol next to the Name value to select all Objects in the bucket
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Select Action, select Move
- Scroll down the middle of the page, in the Destination type section, select Bucket, select Browse S3
- Select S3 Buckets
- Select bucket name aws-first-cloud-journey-move, select Choose destination
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Scroll to the bottom of the page, in the Additional checksums section keep the default Copy existing checksum functions, select Move
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Noted: Amazon S3 uses checksum to verify the integrity of the data you upload, download, or copy your data from S3
- Congratulations, you have successfully moved the file, select Close
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Check the Object in the new Bucket
- In the Amazon S3 console, select bucket name aws-first-cloud-journey-move
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Check the square symbol next to the Name value to select all Objects in the bucket
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Select Action, select Calculate total size
- Result: you have a total of 182 objects corresponding to 21.2 MB -> similar to the calculation of the total size of the bucket aws-first-cloud-journey
