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How to delete a folder from your own bucket

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You already own the folder. You want the folder and everything in it gone.

file.rocks is the UI. This deletes the folder prefix and every object under it from the connected bucket. It is not a file.rocks-only copy.

This is not one file. How to delete a file from your own bucket removes a single object. This path takes the folder and everything in it.

1. No bucket yet

You need S3-compatible object storage. Not another Drive clone.

If you do not have a bucket hooked up, follow how to connect a Backblaze B2 bucket and come back. For the price table, see the cheapest cloud object storage comparison.

2. Open Files and delete the folder

Sign in at file.rocks. Open Files.

Open the folder row menu. Choose Delete.

The modal title is Delete folder and all files? The body is Are you sure you want to delete this folder and all the files in it? Click Delete folder and files (or Cancel).

The toast is Deleting folder... then Folder deleted. The prefix and the objects under it leave the connected bucket.

3. There is no trash

A failed delete toasts Failed to delete folder.

There is no trash. There is no undo. Deleting one file is how to delete a file from your own bucket.

The objects live in your bucket. Your provider sets the object limits.

4. Then stop

Keep the bucket paid. That folder is not coming back from file.rocks.

Need one file gone instead? That is how to delete a file from your own bucket.

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Need to put a file in? That is how to upload files to your own bucket.

Need a link you can send? That is how to share a file from your own bucket.

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