Deleting an Empty Vault by Using the Amazon Glacier Console - Amazon Glacier

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If you're looking for archival storage solutions, we recommend using the Amazon Glacier storage classes in Amazon S3, S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, and S3 Glacier Deep Archive. To learn more about these storage options, see Amazon Glacier storage classes.

Amazon Glacier (original standalone vault-based service) will no longer accept new customers starting December 15, 2025, with no impact to existing customers. Amazon Glacier is a standalone service with its own APIs that stores data in vaults and is distinct from Amazon S3 and the Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes. Your existing data will remain secure and accessible in Amazon Glacier indefinitely. No migration is required. For low-cost, long-term archival storage, AWS recommends the Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes, which deliver a superior customer experience with S3 bucket-based APIs, full AWS Region availability, lower costs, and AWS service integration. If you want enhanced capabilities, consider migrating to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes by using our AWS Solutions Guidance for transferring data from Amazon Glacier vaults to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes.

Deleting an Empty Vault by Using the Amazon Glacier Console

Note

Before deleting a vault, you must delete all existing archives within the vault. You can do this by writing code to make a delete archive request by using either the REST API, the AWS SDK for Java, the AWS SDK for .NET, or by using the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI). For information about deleting archives, see Step 5: Delete an Archive from a Vault in Amazon Glacier.

After your vault is empty, you can delete it by using the following steps.

To delete an empty vault by using the Amazon Glacier console

  1. Sign into the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Glacier console at Amazon Glacier Console.

  2. Under Select a Region, choose the AWS Region where the vault exists.

  3. In the left navigation pane, choose Vaults.

  4. In the Vaults list, select the option button next to the name of the vault that you want to delete, and then choose Delete at the top of the page.

  5. In the Delete vault dialog box, confirm that you want to delete the vault by choosing Delete.

    Important

    Deleting a vault can't be undone.

  6. To verify that you've deleted the vault, open the Vaults list and enter the name of the vault that you deleted. If the vault can't be found, your deletion was successful.