How Can I Forcefully Cancel My AWS Glacier Account?

I had this issue too! If your files are a bit older, you might be dealing with the more complicated version of Glacier. You'll need to start an inventory retrieval job, which takes a while. Once you have the inventory, use it to delete the files. By the way, I found that using ChatGPT helped me figure it out last time, but I lost the specific code I used.

Just a heads up, AWS won't delete your data for you—it's against their security policy. If the command line is a hassle, you can try using FastGlacier. It's a handy Windows tool that provides a GUI for managing your Glacier vaults.

I've been in your situation before. I managed to delete the contents through the AWS console. You start by creating an inventory (just be prepared to wait for hours or even days), and then you can go through the results and delete the files. Once everything's cleared out, you can delete the vault.

That sounds super frustrating! But you don't have to feel completely stuck. Before trying to reach AWS support, make sure to run an inventory retrieval first because delete attempts usually fail without it. If you still can't clear the vault, you can open a billing/support case through your console. Just explain the issue, and they should be able to help you finalize the closure.

Have you thought about setting up a lifecycle rule? It can take some time, but it usually helps clear things up eventually.