Object Tagging Overview
Amazon S3 Object Tags - are key-value pairs applied to S3 objects which can be created, updated or deleted at any time during the lifetime of the object.
You may use object tags to store object-specific metadata in key-value form. You may also use object tags to create IAM policies, setup S3 Lifecycle policies, and customize storage metrics.
You can configure tag-based object transitions between storage classes and expire objects in the background.With S3 Browser you can easily manage Object Tags from a simple user interface.
How to View and Edit Amazon S3 Object Tags
To View Object Tags
1. Start S3 Browser and navigate to the file you would like to view/edit tags for.
2. Click Files, Edit Object Tags
Click Files, Edit Object Tags3. The Tags tab will open
The Tags tab - allows you to view and edit Amazon S3 Object TagsHere you can view, edit, delete existing object tags and apply new ones.
To Edit Existing Object Tag
1. Select the tag you want to edit and click Edit
Select the tag you want to edit and click EditEdit Object Tag dialog will open
Edit Object Tag dialog2. Edit tag and click Save changes
3. Click Apply changes on the Tags tab.
Click Apply changesTo Delete One or Multiple Object Tags
1. Select one or multiple object tags you want to delete and click Delete
Select one or multiple object tags you want to delete and click Delete2. Click Apply changes
Click Apply Changes To Delete Object TagsTo Add New Object Tag
1. Click the Add button on the Tags tab
Click Add to Add new Object Tag (or press the Ins key)Add New Object Tag dialog will open
Add New Object Tag Dialog2. Specify Tag name and Value and click Add new tag
3. Click Apply changes on the Tags tab.
Click Apply Changes To Add New Object Tag
Apply Tags Automatically During Uploading
Default Object Tags feature allows you to apply object tags automatically during uploading.
This is a set of rules. Each rule consists of Bucket name (or mask) and File name (or mask) which identify one or more objects to which the rule applies and the Tag Key and Tag Value.
When you upload the file via S3 Browser, it looks up for the matching rule. If corresponding rule found, the tag defined in the rule is automatically applied. If multiple rules found, the first matching rule is applied.
The rules are stored locally in S3 Browser settings folder. If you define the rules on a Machine A and then upload the file from the Machine B, the rules are not applied. You may transfer rules to another computer, they are located in the %APPDATA%\S3Browser folder in the file named bucket.rules.
To configure Default Object Tags
1. Click Tools, Default Object Tags..
Click Tools, Default Object TagsDefault Object Tags dialog will open
Default Object Tags dialogTo add new Default Object Tag
1. Click the Add button, Add New Default Object Tag dialog will open
Add New Default Object Tag dialog2. Specify Default Object Tag Properties - bucket name (or mask), file name (or mask), tag key and tag value. Mark the Enabled checkbox if you would like to make the tag active.
3. Click Add new tag
4. Click Save changes to close Default Object Tags dialog and save changes.
To Edit existing Default Object Tag
1. Select the tag you want to edit and click Edit
Select the tag you want to edit and click EditEdit Default Object Tag dialog will open
Edit Default Object Tag dialog2. Edit Default Object Tag properties and click Save changes
4. Click Save changes to close Default Object Tags dialog and save changes.
4. Click Save changes to close Default Object Tags dialog and save changes.To Delete One or Multiple Default Object Tag
1. Select one or multiple Default Object Tags and click Delete
Select one or multiple Default Object Tags and click Delete2. Click Save changes to close Default Object Tags dialog and save changes.
Additional Default Object Tag dialog features
All described above Default Object Tag operations and some additional features are available through the context menu and via the keyboard shortcuts.
Do right-click to open contex menu
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