Storage¶

This section outlines the storage considerations for an Amazon S3 bucket, including storage classes, limits, and best practices.

Storage Classes¶

Amazon S3 offers a variety of storage classes to meet different use cases, including:

S3 Standard: - Description: Ideal for frequently accessed data. It provides high durability, availability, and performance.
S3 Intelligent-Tiering: - Description: Automatically moves data between two access tiers (frequent and infrequent) when access patterns change.
S3 Standard-IA (Infrequent Access): - Description: Suitable for data that is less frequently accessed but requires rapid access when needed.
S3 One Zone-IA: - Description: Similar to Standard-IA but stored in a single Availability Zone. It is a lower-cost option for infrequently accessed data that can be recreated if lost.
S3 Glacier: - Description: Designed for data archiving and long-term backup. Retrieval times can range from minutes to hours.
S3 Glacier Deep Archive: - Description: The lowest-cost storage class for long-term data archiving, suitable for data that is rarely accessed.

For more information on S3 storage classes, see the AWS S3 Storage Classes documentation.

How to View Storage¶

To view storage associated with a bucket:

Select the bucket from your bucket list.
In the bottom panel, click on the Storage tab to view the storage associated with the bucket.
To view the Total Object Count, click on “Show.”
To view the Total File Size, click on “Show.”

Note

Please note that the functionality to change the storage class will not work for individual folders and files within S3 buckets. It is designed to apply to the entire bucket or to specific objects.