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Azure Storage Explorer Mac App wont authenticate

I am trying to authenticate my azure account in the mac Azure Storage Explorer app. It keep spinning like this then when I click cancel I get this message I downloaded the .NET installer from…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-09-23T21:41:32.6533333+00:00
Junaid Ali 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-26T08:27:25.85+00:00
Alex Burlachenko 26,695 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Cannot deselect upload .vhd as page blobs in Azure Storage Explorer

When using Azure Storage Explorer there is a check box "Upload .vhd/vhdx files as page blobs (recommended)" I cannot deselect it, and I don't want to upload them as page blobs

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-10-22T11:04:27.34+00:00
Luke Rosser 165 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-23T09:00:48.2133333+00:00
Luke Rosser 165 Reputation points
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I have just created az account and given all the details to create it using credit card; Now its showing, that I can use $200 credit. Please help me, thank you

I have just created az account and given all the details to create it using credit card; Now its showing, that I can use $200 credit. Please help me, thank you

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-10-20T06:15:51.9766667+00:00
ph raj 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-20T12:30:25.05+00:00
Salamat Shah 990 Reputation points MVP
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't see my files and directories in Azure Storage Explorer

Hi, I worked with a lot of files and directory in Storage Explorer last week, And now when I logged in I do not see them. I know they exist because I have integrate them with another system. Can someone guide me? I new on Azure.

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-06-22T05:42:29.6833333+00:00
Frelsöy, Tobias 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-22T13:28:48.1333333+00:00
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 12,941 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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how do you make a blob?

I don't know why I'm getting this:

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-05-11T22:51:32.66+00:00
Zaria Emanuel 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-12T00:43:53.1333333+00:00
Venkatesan S 10,830 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to make my storage pool bootable entities

i have a Virtual machine with a virtual disk created from storage pool ,pool was created from 4 disks, how do i boot from storage pool instead of native disk ?

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
Azure Disk Storage
Azure Disk Storage

A high-performance, durable block storage designed to be used with Azure Virtual Machines and Azure VMware Solution.

695 questions
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Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Other
asked 2023-01-25T06:16:34.84+00:00
Pavan Kumar 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-05-10T20:40:46.41+00:00
John Musbach 0 Reputation points
2 answers

I don't see storage account in azure storage explorer, but I have RBAC setup

Hello, I created a new user in Microsoft Entra ID named user1 I enabled public network access to storage account Storage account > Security + Networking > Networking > Public network access: Enabled from all networks I assigned Blob Data Owner…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,441 questions
asked 2024-10-19T15:14:49.55+00:00
Lukáš Urban 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-02-20T17:17:45.0066667+00:00
SomeGuy-1028 5 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error trying to copy file share to another storage account

Getting the following error when trying to copy a file share to another storage account: RESPONSE Status: 403 This request is not authorized to perform this operation. Content-Length: 246 Content-Type: application/xml Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2026…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-02-05T21:02:40.04+00:00
Tom Smith 70 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-02-19T04:28:16.5366667+00:00
Venkatesan S 10,830 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Storage Accounts are unable to load.

I'm in Azure Storage Explorer. I just installed the latest update. Now, my Storage Accounts will not load. It just spins and spins and says "Loading" but will not finish.

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-02-14T20:15:56.3333333+00:00
Jan Schmidt 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-14T20:43:07.45+00:00
Ganesh Patapati 12,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Azure Storage Explorer - MFA

Hi, I've installed Azure Storage Explorer on Windows 10 Pro x64. after authentication I get the following errors: My azure subscription is MSDN type, there is only 1 user (my hotmail user). At Entra admin center: At Per-user multifactor…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-02-09T22:01:52.8266667+00:00
SCCMAdmin 111 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-14T16:54:44.8+00:00
SCCMAdmin 111 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure Storage Explorer : Updated to the 1.41.0 and I can't connect to my blobs anymore

My subscriptions stay in a forever loading, while others' computers have the older version works. Can anyone help?

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-02-09T19:19:04.99+00:00
Eddy Couto Parreiras 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-09T20:12:57.3033333+00:00
Eddy Couto Parreiras 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Accessing Azure Storage Explorer as a guest Entra user

I have set up a guest Entra user and granted them access to a storage account. They have Reader and Storage Blob Data Reader access. They can login to the Azure portal and see the storage account as expected. However, when logging in through Azure…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-01-14T09:36:29.76+00:00
Luke Rosser 165 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-21T09:11:31.0966667+00:00
Luke Rosser 165 Reputation points
2 answers

Signing in to Azure from Storage Explorer always fails

Beginning today, every sign-in attempt from desktop app Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer fails with AADSTS500200: User account '<user_name>' is a personal Microsoft account. Personal Microsoft accounts are not supported for this application…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-01-16T12:06:32.88+00:00
Christian 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-16T13:18:45.3133333+00:00
Christian 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure Storage Explorer - Missing Subscriptions

Azure Storage Explorer - Missing Subscriptions The subscription appears directly but cannot connect through Azure Storage Explorer.

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2026-01-08T23:03:33.2933333+00:00
John J. Cona 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-08T23:42:32.8566667+00:00
Thanmayi Godithi 11,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Go new laptop. Can't sign into Azure Storage Explorer. Multiple machines already logged in.

Got new laptop. Lenovo. Can't log into Azure storage explorer the way I always have. AZ Login from powershell worked with existing credentials. Tried mutiple types of login. Request Id: ff1cxxx2-af6f-55ee30221e00 Correlation Id:…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2025-12-12T14:57:42.53+00:00
James Ferrell 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T16:15:47.1+00:00
Vallepu Venkateswarlu 10,595 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

I cannot sign into Microsoft Storage Explorer

I cannot log into Azure Storage Explorer and it is not finding a subscription that I have in Azure. It says that I am using a private email which is <Mod remove PII> @outlook.com. I have signed into Azure, signed out and logged in again, I assigned…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2025-12-08T15:35:26.2366667+00:00
Helen Cox 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-09T04:08:19.8666667+00:00
EmilyS_726 34,010 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

trouble loging in the azure storage explorer.

trouble getting added to azure storage explorer with message "your browser should now open and redirect to login page, waiting for authentication" could not see any pop ups in browser.

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2025-11-23T17:50:44.9133333+00:00
Arunkumar S (HCL Technologies Corporate Services) 25 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
edited the question 2025-11-24T06:02:10.5366667+00:00
Thanmayi Godithi 11,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Azure Storage Explorer shortcuts lose access after authentication (need to re-add shortcuts)

Environment: Storage Explorer 1.39.0 (build 106) Windows 11 Business, version 24H2 (build 26100.4946) Sign-in method: Default Web Browser Issue: After some time, shortcuts to Azure Storage containers stop working. Error shown: “This request is not…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2025-09-09T20:38:48.1466667+00:00
Caden Hurst 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-09T22:02:38.96+00:00
Ganesh Patapati 12,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

unable to start storage-explorer >=1.39 under Linux (ubuntu 22.04) after latest updates

Since Azure Storage Explorer v1.39.0 installed on Linux (ubuntu 22.04) via snap is not able to start appropriately - it is not able to connect to password-manager-service. Even after properly running command: sudo snap connect…

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2025-08-25T12:43:03.64+00:00
Rachwalski, Jarosław 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-09-04T10:49:36.8566667+00:00
Rachwalski, Jarosław 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure powershell and azure storage explorer authentication timing out

I click to reauthenticate and it never finishes. I also have trouble logging in through the azure powershell command az login which typically takes a few minutes to complete

Azure Storage Explorer
Azure Storage Explorer

An Azure tool that is used to manage cloud storage resources on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

309 questions
asked 2025-09-03T18:22:07.9866667+00:00
Brennan Bugbee 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-04T08:04:30.3966667+00:00
Anonymous