This article shows you how to disconnect an Archive storage bucket and then delete it. You disconnect a bucket from the Storage Configuration page in Archive.
You cannot disconnect a bucket that is the default, or one that still has archived data referencing it in CloudM Archive (for example, database rows). Clear the data and set another bucket as the default first.
Delete an Archive bucket
- Go to Archive > Storage Configuration.
- Make a different bucket the default by turning on its default storage bucket toggle.
- Clear the data in the bucket you want to delete by reducing its retention periods with Edit retention. Once the retention period is over, the purge deletes the data from cloud storage and the related rows in the CloudM database.
- Find the bucket you want to delete in the list and disconnect it.
- Delete the bucket in your cloud storage.
For how retention works, see How to set the retention policy.
Move archived data between buckets
To move archived data from one bucket to another, see moving archived data between buckets.
Troubleshooting
I cannot disconnect a bucket
When you disconnect a bucket in CloudM, these rules apply:
- The bucket cannot be the default bucket. Set a different bucket as the default first.
- The bucket cannot have any data referencing it in CloudM Archive, for example database rows.
We recommend clearing data from the bucket by reducing the retention period and letting Archive purge the data.