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When you create a bucket, some of the properties you set are permanent andcannot be changed, including the bucket's name, its geographic location,and the project it is part of. However, you can effectively move or renameyour bucket:

  • If there is no data in your old bucket, delete the bucket andcreate another bucket with a new name, in a new location, or in a newproject.

  • If you have data in your old bucket, create a new bucket with the desiredname, location, and/or project, copy data from the old bucket to the newbucket, and delete the old bucket and its contents. The steps belowdescribe this process.

    • If you want your new bucket to have the same name as your old bucket, youmust temporarily move your data to a bucket with a different name. Thislets you delete the original bucket so that you canreuse the bucket name.

    • Moving data between locations incurs network usage costs. Inaddition, moving data between buckets may incurretrieval and early deletion fees, if the data being moved areNearline storage, Coldline storage, or Archive storage objects.

Required permissions

Console

In order to complete this guide using the Google Cloud console, you musthave the proper IAM permissions. If the buckets you want toaccess exist in a project that you did not create, you might need theproject owner to give you a role that contains the necessary permissions.

For a list of permissions required for specific actions, seeIAMpermissions for the Google Cloud console.

For a list of relevant roles, seeCloud Storage roles.Alternatively, you cancreate a custom role that hasspecific, limited permissions.

Command line

In order to complete this guide using a command-line utility, you musthave the proper IAM permissions. If the buckets you want toaccess exist in a project that you did not create, you might need theproject owner to give you a role that contains the necessary permissions.

For a list of permissions required for specific actions, seeIAMpermissions for gsutil commands.

For a list of relevant roles, seeCloud Storage roles.Alternatively, you cancreate a custom role that hasspecific, limited permissions.

REST APIs

JSON API

In order to complete this guide using the JSON API, you must havethe proper IAM permissions. If the buckets you want toaccess exist in a project that you did not create, you might needthe project owner to give you a role that contains the necessarypermissions.

For a list of permissions required for specific actions, seeIAMpermissions for JSON methods.

For a list of relevant roles, seeCloud Storage roles.Alternatively, you cancreate a custom role that hasspecific, limited permissions.

Move data from one bucket to another

Console

Use the Cloud Storage Transfer Service from within Google Cloud console:

  1. If you don't have a destination bucket yet, create the bucket.
  2. Open the Transfer page in the Google Cloud console.

    Open the Transfer page

  3. Click Create transfer job.
  4. Follow the step-by-step walkthrough, clicking Next step as youcomplete each step:

    • Choose a source: Use Google Cloud Storage bucket as your sourcetype, and either enter the name of the wanted bucket directly, orclick Browse to find and select the bucket you want.

    • Choose a destination: Either enter the name of the wanted bucketdirectly, or click Browse to find and select the bucket you want.

    • Choose settings: Select the option Delete files from source afterthey're transferred.

    • Scheduling options: You can ignore this section.

  5. After you complete the step-by-step walkthrough, click Create.

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    This begins the process of copying objects from your old bucket intoyour new one. This process may take some time; however, after you clickCreate, you can navigate away from the Google Cloud console.

    To view the transfer's progress:

    Open the Transfer page in the Google Cloud console.

    Open the Transfer page

    To learn how to get detailed error information about failed Cloud Storage operations in the Google Cloud console, see Troubleshooting.

  6. Once the transfer completes, you don't need to do anything to delete theobjects from your old bucket if you selected the Delete source objectsafter the transfer completes checkbox during setup. You may, however,want to also delete your old bucket, which you must do separately.

Command line

gcloud

  1. If you don't have one yet, create a destination bucket.
  2. Use the gcloud storage cp command with the --recursiveoption to recursively copy all your objects from the source bucketto the destination bucket:

    gcloud storage cp --recursive gs://SOURCE_BUCKET/* gs://DESTINATION_BUCKET

    Where:

    • SOURCE_BUCKET is the name of your originalbucket. For example, old-bucket.
    • DESTINATION_BUCKET is the name of thebucket you are moving your data to. For example, my-bucket.
  3. Use the gcloud storage rm command with the --recursiveoption to recursively delete all your objects from the sourcebucket, as well as the source bucket itself:

    gcloud storage rm --recursive gs://SOURCE_BUCKET

    Where SOURCE_BUCKET is the name of youroriginal bucket. For example, old-bucket.

    Or, to delete the objects but keep the source bucket:

    gcloud storage rm --all-versions gs://SOURCE_BUCKET/**

gsutil

  1. If you don't have a destination bucket yet, create the bucket.

  2. Use the gsutil cp command with the -r option to recursivelycopy all your objects from the source bucket to the destinationbucket:

    gsutil cp -r gs://SOURCE_BUCKET/* gs://DESTINATION_BUCKET

    Where:

    • SOURCE_BUCKET is the name of your originalbucket. For example, old-bucket.
    • DESTINATION_BUCKET is the name of thebucket you are moving your data to. For example, my-bucket.
  3. Use the gsutil rm command with the -r option to recursivelydelete all your objects from the source bucket, as well as thesource bucket itself:

    gsutil rm -r gs://SOURCE_BUCKET

    Where SOURCE_BUCKET is the name of youroriginal bucket. For example, old-bucket.

    Or, to delete the objects but keep the source bucket:

    gsutil rm -a gs://SOURCE_BUCKET/**

REST APIs

JSON API

  1. If you don't have a destination bucket yet, create the bucket.

  2. Copy each object from your source bucket to the destinationbucket.

  3. Delete each object in your source bucket.

  4. Delete your source bucket.

XML API

  1. If you don't have a destination bucket yet, create the bucket.

  2. Copy each object from your source bucket to the destinationbucket.

  3. Delete each object in your source bucket.

  4. Delete your source bucket.

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FAQs

Can you rename a bucket Google cloud? ›

However, you can effectively move or rename your bucket: If there is no data in your old bucket, delete the bucket and create another bucket with a new name, in a new location, or in a new project.

How do I rename a bucket in Google storage? ›

In the Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud Storage Buckets page. In the list of buckets, click on the name of the bucket that contains the object you want to rename. The Bucket details page opens, with the Objects tab selected.

What are the naming rules for GCP buckets? ›

Bucket names can only contain lowercase letters, numeric characters, dashes ( - ), underscores ( _ ), and dots ( . ). Spaces are not allowed. Names containing dots require verification. Bucket names must start and end with a number or letter.

Does every bucket must have a unique name across the entire Cloud Storage namespace? ›

Every bucket name must be unique. Bucket names are publicly visible. If you try to create a bucket with a name that already belongs to an existing bucket, Cloud Storage responds with an error message. However, once you delete a bucket, you or another user can reuse its name for a new bucket.

Can I rename a bucket? ›

After you create a bucket, you can't change its name or Region. When naming a bucket, choose a name that is relevant to you or your business. Avoid using names associated with others. For example, you should avoid using AWS or Amazon in your bucket name.

How do you change the name of an existing bucket? ›

Yes, There's no option to rename bucket functionality for S3 because there are technically no folders in S3 so we have to handle every file within the bucket. Create a new bucket, copy the contents from the new bucket and delete the old bucket.

Can we rename S3 bucket folder? ›

All you have to do is to select a file or folder you want to rename and click on the “Rename” button on the toolbar. You can use the F2 keyboard standard hotkey tool. Now, type the new name and click ok. The file or folder will be renamed – as simple as that.

How do I change the name of a file in S3 bucket? ›

There is no direct method to rename the file in s3. what do you have to do is copy the existing file with new name (Just set the target key) and delete the old one.

Is there a way to bulk rename files in Google Drive? ›

Just select a folder, choose rename options and watch your files being renamed. Provides connect with Google Drive. You can directly rename multiple files with your drive.

What must you consider when naming each of the buckets? ›

Bucket names can consist only of lowercase letters, numbers, dots (.), and hyphens (-). Bucket names must begin and end with a letter or number. Bucket names must not contain two adjacent periods.

What are the best practices for GCP naming? ›

The rule of thumb is to keep it short and simple (use only letters and numbers for individual components, keep - as separator). GCP limits name length for most of the resources to 62 or 63 characters, Project IDs are limited to 30. Resources must have unique names, either globally or within a given scope.

What are the two recommended practices for naming folders are? ›

Recommendations on File/Folder Naming Conventions
  • Keep it simple: Keep names as short but meaningful as possible. If a file plan is so intricate that it requires a glossary, it may be too complicated in practice. ...
  • No need to repeat: Avoid unnecessary repetition of information in your filing system.

Why do bucket names have to be unique? ›

It's a design feature that S3 bucket names are globally unique, but the data has to physically go somewhere and you get to choose the region it gets stored in. That becomes important if you are dealing with data that needs to stay within a particular part of the World for legal or regulatory reasons.

Why do S3 bucket names have to be unique? ›

Amazon S3 has a global namespace. (i.e. No two S3 buckets can have the same name.) It's similar to how DNS works where each domain name must be unique. Therefore, you need to use a unique bucket name when creating S3 buckets.

How do you make a Cloud Storage bucket readable by everyone? ›

In the Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud Storage Buckets page. In the list of buckets, click on the name of the bucket that you want to make public. Select the Permissions tab near the top of the page. In the Permissions section, click the person_add Grant access button.

How do you make a bucket name? ›

Create a new bucket
  1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud Storage Buckets page. Go to Buckets.
  2. Click Create bucket.
  3. On the Create a bucket page, enter your bucket information. To go to the next step, click Continue. For Name your bucket, enter a name that meets the bucket name requirements. ...
  4. Click Create.

How can I quickly rename something? ›

Select the first file and then press F2 on your keyboard. This rename shortcut key can be used both to speed up the renaming process or to change the names for a batch of files in one go, depending on the desired results.

How do you rename multiple items at once? ›

To rename multiple files from File Explorer, select all the files you wish to rename, then press the F2 key. The name of the last file will become highlighted. Type the new name you wish to give to every file, then press Enter.

Can we create a bucket inside another bucket? ›

You cannot create a bucket within another bucket. S3 is not a folder based storage, but rather more like a key value store.

How do you replicate a bucket? ›

To replicate to a bucket or buckets in your account, select Choose a bucket in this account, and enter or browse for the destination bucket names. To replicate to a bucket or buckets in a different AWS account, select Choose a bucket in another account, and enter the destination bucket account ID and name.

Why is it called a bucket? ›

"pail or open vessel for drawing and carrying water and other liquids," mid-13c., from Anglo-French buquet "bucket, pail," from Old French buquet "bucket," which is from Frankish or some other Germanic source, or a diminutive of cognate Old English buc "pitcher, bulging vessel," originally "belly" (buckets were ...

How do I move files from one folder to another on S3? ›

To Copy/Move files from one Amazon S3 Bucket to another:
  1. Open the source bucket and select files and/or folders you want to Copy or Move.
  2. Click Files->Copy if you want to Copy these files or Files->Cut if you want to Move these files. ...
  3. Open the destination bucket (and folder if necessary) and click Files->Paste.

Is S3 bucket name sensitive? ›

Yes, the bucket name is case-sensitive and must be entered exactly the same as the S3 bucket is named in AWS (Amazon Web Services). AWS recommends you do not use uppercase letters in your bucket name.

How do I rename all files in a folder in S3 bucket? ›

There is no direct method to rename a file or folder in Amazon S3. But we can perform a little bit edge around. What you have to do is to create a new “folder” in S3 and then move all of the files from that “folder” to the new “folder.” Once all files are moved, we can remove the source “folder.”

Can you change the name of an existing file? ›

Open File Explorer by going to My Computer, or by pressing Windows Key + E on your keyboard. Find the file you want to rename, select it and select Rename on the ribbon (or press F2 on your keyboard). Type the new name you want the file to have and press Enter.

Can I recreate S3 bucket with same name? ›

Bucket names are a single global (not regional) namespace. "The bucket namespace is global - just like domain names. You can't create a bucket with a name that is already used by another Amazon S3 user." You also can't create one with the same name as one you already have in a different region.

Why can't I change the name of a file? ›

When a file or folder is still open, Windows doesn't allow users to rename it. Therefore, you must ensure that no files or folders are open and no apps are running in the background while you're renaming. To do that, simply click on the same file again to open it, and it will take you to the already opened tab.

How do I do a mass transfer on Google Drive? ›

Bulk transfer ownership
  1. Click the Share icon ( ) in the top right of the results.
  2. Click the drop-down menu beside the individual to which you want to transfer ownership and select Transfer ownership.
  3. Click Yes and then click Done.
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Is there a program that can rename multiple files at once? ›

Bulk Rename Utility allows you to easily rename files and entire folders based upon extremely flexible criteria. Add date/time stamps, replace numbers, insert text, convert case, add auto-numbers, process folders and sub-folders....plus a whole lot more!

How do I bulk move in Google Drive? ›

Click on the first file you want to move, then hold down Ctrl (or Cmd) and then click on the other files you want to move. The ones that you have chosen will be highlighted in blue. Or if the files you want are all together, click on the top one, hold down the Shift key, then click on the bottom one.

What are the 3 rules that need to be considered while naming a variable? ›

A variable name must start with a letter or an underscore character (_) A variable name cannot start with a digit. A variable name can only contain alpha-numeric characters and underscores ( a-z, A-Z , 0-9 , and _ ) Variable names are case-sensitive (age, Age and AGE are three different variables)

What are the five rules for naming variables? ›

Rules of naming variables
  • Name your variables based on the terms of the subject area, so that the variable name clearly describes its purpose.
  • Create variable names by deleting spaces that separate the words. ...
  • Do not begin variable names with an underscore.
  • Do not use variable names that consist of a single character.

What is the proper technique to naming a method? ›

Naming Methods
  1. Start the name with a lowercase letter and capitalize the first letter of embedded words. ...
  2. For methods that represent actions an object takes, start the name with a verb: ...
  3. If the method returns an attribute of the receiver, name the method after the attribute. ...
  4. Use keywords before all arguments.
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What are the naming standards for Google Cloud? ›

Be 1-63 characters in length. Comply with RFC 1035 conventions. Match the regular expression ^[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])? . This means that the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all the following characters must be hyphens, lowercase letters, or digits, except the last character, which cannot be a hyphen.

Can I rename a GCP project? ›

Select your project from the list that appears. To change the project name, edit Project name, then click Save. To change labels, click Labels on the left nav. Learn more about Using Labels.

How do I crack the GCP certification? ›

An important tip: For preparing for the certification, you can take up online courses on various platforms. Udemy, Coursera, etc. are some big names that provide courses to crack the GCP certification examination. These courses will be of great help in acquiring these certifications.

What is the most important rule when naming files? ›

File naming best practices:

Files should be named consistently. File names should be short but descriptive (<25 characters) (Briney, 2015) Avoid special characters or spaces in a file name. Use capitals and underscores instead of periods or spaces or slashes.

What are the two 2 ways of renaming files? ›

The easiest way is by right-clicking on the file and selecting Rename. You can then type a new name for your file and press enter to finish renaming it. A quicker way to rename a file is by first selecting it by left clicking on it, then pressing the F2 key.

When naming a file What should be avoided? ›

Don't start or end your filename with a space, period, hyphen, or underline. Keep your filenames to a reasonable length and be sure they are under 31 characters. Most operating systems are case sensitive; always use lowercase. Avoid using spaces and underscores; use a hyphen instead.

What is the maximum size of S3 bucket? ›

The total volume of data and number of objects you can store are unlimited. Individual Amazon S3 objects can range in size from a minimum of 0 bytes to a maximum of 5 TB.

What happens if we upload a file with same name in S3? ›

By default, when you upload the file with same name. It will overwrite the existing file. In case you want to have the previous file available, you need to enable versioning in the bucket.

How do I get the size of a Google cloud bucket? ›

Determine a bucket's size
  1. In the Active resources menu, select GCS Bucket.
  2. In the Active metric categories menu, select Storage.
  3. In the Active metrics menu, select Total bytes.
  4. Click Apply.

What is the maximum size of a Cloud Storage bucket? ›

You can use Google Cloud Storage to store data in Google's cloud. Cloud Storage is typically used to store unstructured data. You can add objects of any kind and size, and up to 5 TB.

How do I make my whole S3 bucket public? ›

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon S3 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/ .
  1. In the Bucket name list, choose the name of the bucket that you want.
  2. Choose Permissions.
  3. Choose Edit to change the public access settings for the bucket.

Can we rename file in S3 bucket? ›

You can either use AWS CLI or s3cmd command to rename the files and folders in AWS S3 bucket.

How do I rename a Google Cloud instance? ›

  1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the VM instances page. Go to VM instances.
  2. In the Name column, click the name of the VM.
  3. Click Stop stop.
  4. Click Edit edit.
  5. In Basic information > Rename > VM instance name, enter a new name for the VM.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Click Start / Resume play_arrow.

How do you modify a bucket policy? ›

To create or edit a bucket policy

Choose the Outposts bucket whose bucket policy you want to edit. Choose the Permissions tab. In the Outposts bucket policy section, to create or edit new policy, choose Edit. You can now add or edit the S3 on Outposts bucket policy.

What command structure would you use to rename an object stored in a bucket? ›

Renaming. Renaming an existing object in one of your Cloud Storage buckets by using the mv command.

Can we have two S3 buckets with the same name? ›

(i.e. No two S3 buckets can have the same name.) It's similar to how DNS works where each domain name must be unique. Therefore, you need to use a unique bucket name when creating S3 buckets.

How do I rename all files in S3 bucket? ›

There is no direct method to rename a file or folder in Amazon S3. But we can perform a little bit edge around. What you have to do is to create a new “folder” in S3 and then move all of the files from that “folder” to the new “folder.” Once all files are moved, we can remove the source “folder.”

Which command would you use to Move objects between two Cloud storage Buckets? ›

gsutil cp – Copy and Move Files on Google Cloud Platform. gsutil cp/mv command is mainly used to perform actions on the files or objects on the Google Cloud Storage from your local machine or from your Compute Engine Virtual Machine. You can also use gsutil wildcard to sync multiple objects to GCS.

How do I move files to Google Cloud? ›

Use the upload buttons at the top of the Google Cloud Platform Console to upload files or folders. Or drag and drop them into your bucket.
...
Get started
  1. Select Browser in the lefthand menu.
  2. Click CREATE BUCKET.
  3. Enter a unique bucket name. ...
  4. Pick a storage class. ...
  5. Pick a location to store your data.

Can Google hub be renamed? ›

You can't change the name your Google Home responds to when giving a command, but you can change what the device is called in the Google Home app. Changing the name of your Google Home in the app is useful is you have multiple Google devices connected to your Wi-Fi network.

What limitations are associated with creating a bucket name? ›

Bucket names can consist only of lowercase letters, numbers, dots (.), and hyphens (-). Bucket names must begin and end with a letter or number. Bucket names must not contain two adjacent periods.

How do I change my bucket storage class? ›

In the bucket list, find the bucket you want to modify, and click its Bucket overflow menu ( ). Click Edit default storage class. In the overlay window, select the new default storage class you would like for your bucket. Click Save.

Which command could be used for renaming? ›

The rename command is used to rename a single file or folder from the Command Prompt. Rename and ren can be used interchangeably. They're the exact same command.

Which command is used for rename? ›

In computing, ren (or rename ) is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM , cmd.exe , 4DOS, 4NT and Windows PowerShell. It is used to rename computer files and in some implementations (such as AmigaDOS) also directories.

Which command is used for renaming files *? ›

Use the mv command to move files and directories from one directory to another or to rename a file or directory.

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