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Delete all Files in a Bucket with the CLI
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      You can delete all of the files in a bucket using the command-line interface (CLI). This task assumes that you are using the Python version of the CLI.

      1. Download and install the CLI.
      2. Open a Terminal window.
      3. Run this command: b2 authorize-account [<KeyID>] [<ApplicationKey>]
      4. Run this command: b2 rm --versions --recursive <bucketName> where bucketName is the name of the bucket you want to empty.
      Warning
      Step #4 will delete all files, file versions, and subfolders in the bucket. 

      Note
      If there are still unfinished large files in the bucket, this method by itself will not remove those unfinished listings. The bucket may still report as not empty.

      To remove unfinished large files, call b2 cancel-all-unfinished-large-files <bucketName> and delete the bucket again.



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