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Software Development Engineer @ Incubyte | Innovating in Banking & Health Care Sector

📢 Wait — Folders Aren’t Really Folders in Amazon S3 Buckets? Most of us think Amazon S3 works like a traditional file system with folders and directories. But here’s a surprise: those "folders" are just visual aids! 😲 Amazon S3 is a cloud storage service, while an S3 bucket is a container for storing objects in S3. It’s a flat storage system, where each object is given a unique key. The forward slash (/) is simply a delimiter that creates the appearance of a folder structure. In reality, S3 has no hierarchical folders—just unique object keys. ✨ This design enables faster access, scalability, and flexibility, helping developers organize and retrieve data seamlessly. Want to dive deeper? Check out the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ddGHsfwK Did you already know this about S3 buckets? Let me know! 👇

Wait — Folders Aren’t Really Folders in Amazon S3 bucket?

Wait — Folders Aren’t Really Folders in Amazon S3 bucket?

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