Amazon S3 Lifecycle now automatically prevents expiration or transition actions on objects that have failed replication, due to misconfigurations or permission errors. This safety measure ensures that objects are retained until replication problems are fixed, avoiding data loss from premature lifecycle processing.
After correcting replication settings, users can replicate these failed objects with S3 Batch Replication. Once successfully replicated, lifecycle rules resume normally. This update applies across all existing and new lifecycle configurations in 37 AWS regions, including China and GovCloud.
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Amazon S3 Lifecycle pauses actions on objects that are unable to replicate ↗Source published 2026-04-09. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.