Common Tasks for Storage Users

Use this page when you know what you want to do, but not which workspace or page to open.

Quick task map

Task	Go to	What to check first
Browse files in an assigned space	Portal: Spaces	The expected project is selected.
Browse files in a bucket or connection	Workspace: Browser	The account or connection context is selected in the topbar.
Upload or download files in a Portal space	Portal: Files	You have Editor or Owner access for upload, and content access for download.
Upload or download files in a bucket or connection	Feature: Object operations in Browser	The account or connection context is selected in Browser.
Recover or inspect a previous object version	Feature: Object versions in Browser	Versioning is enabled on the bucket.
Create credentials for an external S3 client	Portal: External tools	Portal external-tool credential creation is enabled for your project.
Understand room left, usage, or alerts	Portal: Storage health	Usage collection is available for the selected project.
Report missing access	Troubleshooting	Capture workspace, account/context, bucket or space, and exact error text.

A good first workflow

1. Open Portal if your organization gives you spaces.
2. Create or open the space for your project.
3. Add a small test file, then invite collaborators when the space is ready.
4. Open Browser only if you work directly with buckets, prefixes, and objects.
5. Select the project, account, or connection before acting.
6. If an action is hidden or disabled, check feature availability before reporting the issue.

You are done when

You can name the workspace you need, select the right context, and complete a small object operation without visiting Admin or Ops pages.

If something is missing

Missing actions usually mean one of four things: the selected context is wrong, the feature flag is disabled, the backend does not support the feature, or IAM/S3 denies the operation.

Related pages

• Start here
• Workspace: Portal
• Workspace: Browser
• Troubleshooting

Visual example