Store and Retrieve A File: Step 1. Enter The Amazon S3 Console

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Store and Retrieve a File

with Amazon S3
This step-by-step tutorial will help you store your files in

Storing Your Files with AWS
the cloud using Amazon Simple Storage Solution (S3). Requires an Account
Amazon S3 is a service that enables you to store your data

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(referred to as objects) in at massive scale. In this tutorial, in Minutes
you will create an Amazon S3 bucket, upload a file,
retrieve the file and delete the file. AWS Free Tier includes 5GB
storage, 20,000 Get Requests, and
This tutorial is doable within the AWS Free Tier. 2,000 Put Requests with Amazon
S3.
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Step 1. Enter the Amazon S3 Console
When you click here, the AWS Management Console will

open in a new browser window, so you can keep this step-
by-step guide open. When the screen loads, enter your
user name and password to get started. Then type S3 in
the search bar and select S3 to open the console.
(click to zoom)
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Step 2. Create an S3 Bucket  

In this step, you will create an Amazon S3 bucket. A bucket is the container you store
your files in.
a. In the S3 dashboard, click Create Bucket.
If this is the first time you have created a bucket, you will
see a screen that looks like the image pictured here.
If you have already created S3 buckets, your S3 dashboard

will list all the buckets you have created. (click to zoom)
b. Enter a bucket name. Bucket names must be unique

across all existing bucket names in Amazon S3. There are
a number of other restrictions on S3 bucket names as
well. Then select a region to create your bucket in.
Select Next.
(click to zoom)

c. You have many useful options for your S3 bucket

including Versioning, Server Access Logging, Tags, Object-
level Logging and Default Encryption. We won't enable
them for this tutorial. Select Next.
(click to zoom)
d. You have the ability to set permission settings for your

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S3 bucket. Leave the default values and select Next.
(click to zoom)
e. Review your configuration settings and select Create

bucket.
(click to zoom)
Step 3. Upload a File

In this step, you will upload a file to your new Amazon S3 bucket.
a. You will see your new bucket in the S3 console. Click on
your bucket’s name to navigate to the bucket.
(click to zoom)
b. You are in your bucket’s home page. Select Upload.
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(click to zoom)
c. To select a file to upload, either click Add files and

select a sample file that you would like to store OR Drag
and Drop a file on the upload box. Select Next after you
have selected a file to upload.
(click to zoom)
d. You have the ability to set permission settings on your

object. For this tutorial, leave the default values and select
Next.
(click to zoom)
e. You have the ability to set property settings like storage

class, encryption, and metadata with your object. Leave
the default values and select Next.
(click to zoom)
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f. Review your configurations and select Upload. You will

see your object in your bucket’s home screen.
(click to zoom)
Step 4: Retrieve the Object

In this step, you will download the file from your Amazon S3 bucket.
a. Select the checkbox next to the file you would like to

download, then select Download.
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Step 5: Delete the Object and Bucket

You can easily delete your object and bucket from the Amazon S3 console. In fact, it is a
best practice to delete resources you are no longer using so you don’t keep getting
charged for them.
a. You will first delete your object. Select the checkbox

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next to the file you want to delete and select More >
Delete.
(click to zoom)
b. Review and confirm the object you want to delete.

Select Delete.
(click to zoom)
c. Click on Amazon S3 to view all your buckets in the

region.
(click to zoom)
d. Click to the right of the bucket name of the bucket you

created to selected it, then click Delete. Type in the name
of your bucket and click Confirm.
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Congratulations!
You have backed up your first file to the cloud by creating an Amazon S3 bucket and
uploading your file as an S3 object. Amazon S3 is designed for 99.999999999%
durability to help ensure that your data is always available when you want it. You’ve also
learned how to retrieve your backed up file and how to delete the file and bucket.
Next Steps
Now that you have learned how to use Amazon S3 from the web console you can
progress to the next tutorial where you will learn how to use the command line to do
these same backup and recovery actions in a scripted way.
Backing Up Your Files to Amazon S3 From the Command Line »
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7/31/2019 How to Backup files to Amazon S3 – Amazon Web Services

Store and Retrieve a File

This step-by-step tutorial will help you store your ﬁles in

Amazon S3 is a service that enables you to store your data

View AWS Free Tier Details »

Step 1. Enter the Amazon S3 Console

When you click here, the AWS Management Console will

Step 2. Create an S3 Bucket  

a. In the S3 dashboard, click Create Bucket.

If you have already created S3 buckets, your S3 dashboard

b. Enter a bucket name. Bucket names must be unique

c. You have many useful options for your S3 bucket

d. You have the ability to set permission settings for your

e. Review your conﬁguration settings and select Create

Step 3. Upload a File

b. You are in your bucket’s home page. Select Upload.

c. To select a ﬁle to upload, either click Add ﬁles and

d. You have the ability to set permission settings on your

e. You have the ability to set property settings like storage

f. Review your conﬁgurations and select Upload. You will

Step 4: Retrieve the Object

a. Select the checkbox next to the ﬁle you would like to

Step 5: Delete the Object and Bucket

a. You will ﬁrst delete your object. Select the checkbox

b. Review and conﬁrm the object you want to delete.

c. Click on Amazon S3 to view all your buckets in the

d. Click to the right of the bucket name of the bucket you

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