# Working with Amazon S3 objects by using the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains
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Objects are the fundamental entities stored in Amazon S3. Objects consist of object data and metadata.

**Topics**
+ [Viewing an object in an Amazon S3 bucket](#viewing-s3-object-in-bucket)
+ [Opening an object in the IDE](#opening-s3-object-in-IDE)
+ [Uploading an object](#uploading-s3-object)
+ [Downloading an object](#downloading-s3-object)
+ [Deleting an object](#deleting-s3-object)

## Viewing an object in an Amazon S3 bucket
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This procedure opens the **S3 Bucket Viewer**. You can use it to view, upload, download, and delete objects grouped by folders in an Amazon S3 bucket.

1. Open AWS Explorer, if it isn't already open.

1. To view a bucket's objects, do one of the following:
   + Double-click the name of the bucket.
   + Right-click the name of the bucket, and then choose **View Bucket**.

The **S3 Bucket Viewer** displays information about the bucket's name, [Amazon Resource Name (ARN)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-arns-and-namespaces.html), and creation date. The objects and folders in the bucket are available in the pane beneath.

## Opening an object in the IDE
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If the object in an Amazon S3 bucket is a file type recognized by the IDE, you can download a read-only copy and open it in the IDE.

1. To find an object to download, open the **S3 Bucket Viewer** (see [Viewing an object in an Amazon S3 bucket](#viewing-s3-object-in-bucket)).

1. Double-click the name of the object.

The file opens in the default IDE window for that file type.

## Uploading an object
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1. To find the folder you want to upload objects to, open the **S3 Bucket Viewer** (see [Viewing an object in an Amazon S3 bucket](#viewing-s3-object-in-bucket)).

1. Right-click the folder, and then choose **Upload**.

1. In the dialog box, select the files to upload.
**Note**  
You can upload multiple files at once. You can't upload directories.

1. Choose **OK**.

## Downloading an object
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1. To find a folder to download objects from, open the **S3 Bucket Viewer** (see [Viewing an object in an Amazon S3 bucket](#viewing-s3-object-in-bucket)).

1. Choose a folder to display its objects.

1. Right-click an object, and then choose **Download**.

1. In the dialog box, select the download location.
**Note**  
If you're downloading multiple files, ensure you select the path name instead of the folder. You can't download directories.

1. Choose **OK**.
**Note**  
If a file already exists in the download location, you can overwrite it or leave it in place by skipping the download.

## Deleting an object
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1. To find the object to delete, open the **S3 Bucket Viewer** (see [Viewing an object in an Amazon S3 bucket](#viewing-s3-object-in-bucket)).

1. After you select the object, delete it by doing one of the following:
   + Press **Delete**.
   + Right-click, and then choose **Delete**.
**Note**  
You can select and delete multiple objects at once.

1. To confirm the deletion, choose **Delete**.