Indexing & search

Search, filter, and sort need an index. BucketPilot builds a searchable index of object names, sizes, and storage classes — never the file contents.

1. 1.Open the bucket. Unindexed buckets show a "Search not available" banner.
2. 2.Click Index bucket. The scan runs in the background — progress shows on the Jobs page, and you can keep working.
3. 3.When the status reaches ready, search, filters, per-folder sizes, and cost estimates light up — and stay current as you upload.

Very large buckets can use S3 Inventory mode instead of live scans, which is cheaper and faster at scale.

Each plan includes a number of indexed objects: Starter 1M, Pro 10M, Business 50M (Enterprise is custom). If you hit the cap, your existing index keeps working and only new indexing pauses — upgrading raises the ceiling instantly.