s3 bucket shows AWS Region Not Found while trying to delete
I am a new user and would like to delete my account. Before deleting my account, I need to terminate/delete all of the resources being use to avoid being charged anything. I am using the free tier. I was able to delete all but two of the s3 buckets. I emptied them and deleted them as instructions stated, but now they show up as AWS Region Not Found. I want to terminate my account today. Please help. I have attached a screenshot and don't use CLI. Thank you kindly.
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You are most likely missing s3:GetBucketLocation permission to your role/user. Once you would have this access added to your role/user permissions, you should be able to see and delete the bucket.
Also, sometimes buckets show up even after getting deleted because of eventual consistency model, which S3 uses. Just make sure that you have above mentioned permission and even after adding that you see the same behavior then it means, this will go away in a short while.
Hope you find this useful.
Please take a look at Why do I still see deleted S3 buckets.
Comment here if you have additional question.
Abhishek
I have had the same issue before. How I fixed it was to create the buckets again and delete them and they disappear instantly.
Gary
I tried your suggestion but there was an error. Thanks for the suggestion.
Did you create in same region as before?
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I am logged in as root, and I am not sure how to add those permissions. I've been waiting about 4 hours now for it to change...is there a number to call? Thanks
If you are logged in as root, then it's not the permission issue but give it sometime, this should be gone. Also, as you mentioned, you want to terminate the account, since you have already emptied the bucket, storage charges won't accrue any further. I'd also suggest you to refer this re:Post Knowledge Center Article. Also, I've added another re:Post Knowledge Center article in my answer, which tells why this happens sometimes.
Thank you so much for your response. I really do appreciate it. The S3 buckets eventually did disappear. I had a feeling they were 'ghost images' and it would just be a matter of time.
I decided not to terminate my account, I just terminated and deleted everything so as to not be charged. I find AWS Cloud could be of potential use to me sometime in the future. I believe I won't be charged anything if I don't have anything. I hope that's true.
I also appreciate the links you've given and hope they help anyone else with this issue.
Kindly, GBird
Absolutely. As long as you have deleted the resources that were being used, you won't be charged anything. By any chance, if you see any surprises in billing etc, you can use this form to reach out to AWS support providing them required information about the issue, they would definitely help you.