AWS Glacier Cleanup

Overview

I use AWS Glacier to backup my Synology Diskstation DS923+. The Glacier Backup App from Synology makes it easy to backup the NAS. I switched NAS's and was left with a large number of glacier vaults.

The AWS console does not provide an easy way to delete vaults.

AWS Glacier FAQ

• Delete an Archive from a Vault in S3 Glacier
• Delete an Archive in S3 Glacier by Using the AWS CLI

Delete all vaults

My Vaults contain many Archives, 200k+, and it's not feasible to delete them one at a time. I used the AWS CLI and a bash to delete all the vaults.

pre-requisites

• AWS Command Line Interface
• Configure the AWS CLI

Assets

There are lots of example scripts on the web, and I used them to create my script. I've included it here for reference. obrienmikej/aws-glacier