Object Operations

S3 Manager supports the common object operations — upload, download, delete, move, rename, create folder, and copy a presigned URL — directly from the file browser and the details panel.

Uploading files

Drag and drop

Drag one or more files from your desktop or file manager onto the file browser. A dashed overlay labeled Drop files to upload appears while you drag over the area. When you release, the files begin uploading to the current prefix.

Upload progress

An Uploads panel at the bottom of the file browser tracks in-progress and recently completed uploads. Each entry shows the file name and status. Click Clear finished to dismiss completed entries.

Downloading files

Click a file row to select it and open the Details panel. Click the Download button (downward arrow icon) in the panel toolbar. S3 Manager saves the file to your local disk via a native save dialog.

Deleting objects

Deleting a file

1. Click the file row to open the Details panel.
2. Click the Delete button (trash icon, styled in red) in the panel toolbar.
3. Confirm the deletion in the dialog.

Deleting a folder

Folders (common prefixes) have a trash icon on their row in the file browser. Clicking it shows a confirmation: Delete folder <name> and all its contents?. Confirming deletes all objects with the matching prefix, including nested objects.

Moving objects and folders

Moving a file

1. Open the Details panel for the file.
2. Click the Move button (arrows icon) in the panel toolbar.
3. A Move dialog opens with a folder picker. Navigate the bucket tree using the breadcrumb and by clicking folder names.
4. Click Move here to move the object to the selected prefix.

Moving a folder

On the folder row in the file browser, click the Move folder icon (arrows). The same folder picker dialog opens. Moving a folder moves all objects nested under its prefix to the new location.

Note

You cannot move a folder into itself or into one of its own subfolders — those destinations are disabled in the folder picker.

Renaming objects and folders

Renaming a file

1. Open the Details panel and click the Rename button (pencil icon).
2. Enter the new name in the Rename dialog. The name cannot be empty or contain /.
3. Click Rename to apply.

Renaming a folder

On the folder row click the Rename folder icon (pencil). Enter the new name and confirm. Renaming moves all objects nested under the old prefix to the new prefix name.

Note

S3 has no native rename operation. Rename and move are implemented as a server-side copy followed by deletion of the original object(s). For large folders this can take a moment.

Creating a folder

Click the New folder button in the file browser toolbar. Enter a name (no / allowed) and click Create. S3 Manager uploads a zero-byte placeholder object at <current prefix><name>/ to represent the folder.

Copying a presigned URL

Click a file row to open the Details panel, then click the Copy URL button (link icon). S3 Manager generates a time-limited presigned GET URL and copies it to your clipboard. The URL is valid for the duration configured in Settings → Default link expiry (1 hour by default).

For details on how presigned links work and how to generate upload links, see Presigned links.

Editing object metadata

From the Details panel, click the Edit metadata… button (tag icon) to open the metadata editor. You can change Content-Type, Cache-Control, Content-Disposition, and custom x-amz-meta-* key/value pairs. See Metadata editor for full details.