https://omar-ajmi.de5.net/tags/cloud/ Recent content in Cloud on Omar H.Ajmi | Python, Java, Terraform & DevOps TILs Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://omar-ajmi.de5.net/posts/en/s3-delete/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://omar-ajmi.de5.net/posts/en/s3-delete/ <h1 id="-amazon-s3-deleted-or-just-hiding" class="header-anchor-wrapper">🪣 Amazon S3: deleted… or just hiding? <a href="#-amazon-s3-deleted-or-just-hiding" class="header-anchor-link"> <svg width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"> <line x1="4" y1="9" x2="20" y2="9"></line><line x1="4" y1="15" x2="20" y2="15"></line><line x1="10" y1="3" x2="8" y2="21"></line><line x1="16" y1="3" x2="14" y2="21"></line> </svg> </svg> </a> </h1> <p>You delete an object from an S3 bucket with versioning enabled. It disappears from the usual view.</p> <p>You celebrate. The data is gone.</p> <p>Except S3 may have just put a tiny digital sticky note on it saying: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t show this one.&rdquo;</p>