Lift or inspect legal hold (WORM) on MinIO objects with mc legalhold clear / info
domain: min.io · 4 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
Check current legal hold state: mc legalhold info ALIAS/BUCKET/obj or with --recursive on a bucket/prefix, or --version-id / --versions for version-aware checks.
Remove the legal hold to allow deletion/overwrite: mc legalhold clear ALIAS/BUCKET/obj
For bulk removal under a prefix use: mc legalhold clear --recursive ALIAS/BUCKET
After clearing, verify with mc legalhold info ALIAS/BUCKET/obj (should report OFF/no hold).
Known gotchas
You must hold s3:PutObjectLegalHold to clear a legal hold - without it the operation fails even if you otherwise own the object.
Clearing is immediate and does not require a retention-window wait (unlike COMPLIANCE retention rules).
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