Cloud Storage Lifecycle Management to Delete Empty Folders
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Starting August 26, 2026, Cloud Storage will automatically delete empty folders in buckets with hierarchical namespace enabled when they meet Object Lifecycle Management conditions. This change impacts users managing object lifecycles who rely on empty folders remaining intact. The update aims to simplify data cleanup and reduce storage costs for hierarchical namespace buckets.
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- Cloud Storage
As of August 26, 2026, in buckets with hierarchical namespace enabled, the Object Lifecycle Management Delete action will delete empty folders when the empty folder meets all of the conditions in the lifecycle rule.
Read the original announcement →
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#May_28_2026