awsRestore is a python script that runs on the command line for restoring entire folders and subfolders stored in AWS Glacier Deep Archive.

All files that are in Deep Archive storage within the folder and all subfolders will be restored. If a file is already restored or is in progress of being restored, it will be noted in the output.

The user enters the bucket name, folder name (top level folder - all subfolders will be included in the restore), and days (how long it will be available for download).

Mac OS X: A version of Python is already installed.

Windows: You will need to install python3 which is available at python.org.

Prior to using this script you must log-in to the aws account through the terminal using "aws configure".

example:

aws configure
AWS Access Key ID [****************TDNW]: <<your aws access key>>
AWS Secret Access Key [****************qUQl]: <<your aws secret access key>>
Default region name [us-east-2]: <<your aws region>>
Default output format [json]: <<your default output>>

Run the program in the terminal with the following command line arguments:

--bucket         Name of the bucket with items to be restored
--prefix         S3 prefix of the path (folder) to be restored
--days           Number of days the restored items will be available for download

example:

python3 awsRestore.py --bucket <<bucket name>> --prefix  <<prefix>> --days <<number of days>>