S3 bucket grows and nobody cleans it
Lifecycle rules move old objects to cheaper tiers or delete them automatically.
Try this first
- 1Identify which prefix holds old data (logs, backups, exports)
- 2Add a rule: after 30 days to Standard-IA, after 90 to Glacier
- 3For logs you genuinely don't need, expire after N days
- 4Test on one prefix first, not the whole bucket at once
When to bring us in
For compliance data, verify retention requirements before adding delete rules.
See also
- Everyone logs in with the AWS root accountRoot is for emergencies and billing. Day-to-day work belongs in IAM users or SSO.
- Every developer has AdministratorAccessAdministratorAccess everywhere is convenient now, painful later. Start with role-based policies.
- Everyone has individual IAM users with their own passwordIdentity Center (formerly AWS SSO) links to your IdP and issues temporary credentials per session.
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