Manage files in BucketFS using Exasol Admin

This article explains how to use the Exasol Admin UI to upload and manage files in BucketFS.

Prerequisites

Exasol Admin must be installed and enabled. For more information, see Exasol Admin.

View buckets and files

Log in to Exasol Admin and go to the BucketFS page.

Select buckets and folders in the BucketFS folder tree (left pane), then double-click on the items in the file list (right pane) to view the contents.

BucketFS page

Upload file

  1. In the BucketFS folder tree, select the location where you want to upload the file, then click on the Upload file icon .

    In Exasol 2025.1 you cannot create folders in the BucketFS bucket using the UI, you must use a HTTP client such as curl. In the folllowing examples, folders have already been created in this way. To learn more, see Manage files using curl.

    file tree upload

  2. In the Upload file dialog, click on select a file and select the file that you want to upload.

    upload file to bucketfs

  3. To upload the file to the selected path, click on Upload.

    The file will be visible in the file browser when the upload has completed.

    To refresh the view, click on the Refresh data icon .

    uploaded file in bucketfs

Delete file

To delete a file from a bucket, click on the Delete file icon . In the dialog that opens, click on Confirm to delete the file.

Sub-folders that were created when you uploaded the file will not be deleted. To delete a folder, you must use a HTTP client such as curl. For more information, see Manage files using curl.

delete file from bucket