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Receiving an error "failed to delete storage account". Versioning will not let me disable it. Screenshot 2024-08-08 at 4.31.50 PM.png
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Hello Cortez Lake,
Thanks for your question.
In the Settings blade for the resource, select Locks.
If there is a Delete lock, click on it and select Delete to remove the lock. Confirm the removal.
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Thank you for the reply. However, I do not have any locks configured. Please see the screenshot.
Failed to delete resource group cortezlabs-demo1: Deletion of resource group 'cortezlabs-demo1' failed as resources with identifiers 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/cortezlabsdemo1store' could not be deleted. The provisioning state of the resource group will be rolled back. The tracking Id is '3ece8bd6-bdca-42c3-8586-652dfc8cd2c0'. Please check audit logs for more details. (Code: ResourceGroupDeletionBlocked) cortezlabsdemo1store is protected from deletion. (Code: AccountProtectedFromDeletion, Target: /subscriptions/91fe74ea-197f-4c14-8d93-10553ef15138/resourceGroups/cortezlabs-demo1/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/cortezlabsdemo1s
Hello Cortez Lake,
Please delete all containers first and then you should be able to delete the account
You must empty the Storage along with all versions before deleting the Storage Account
Also have a look :
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I hope this helps!
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@Cortez Lake In addition to Akinbade's answer, can you check if your storage account is protected by an immutability policy, as that can prevent you from deleting it.
Check if any containers have a locked immutability policy or legal hold. These policies prevent deletion of the storage account. If you find any containers with a locked immutability policy, you will need to disable it.
Let us know if you have any questions or need further help, via comments.
It is protected by an immutable policy which I am unable to remove. I am the site admin.
@Cortez Lake It looks like a locked policy. Unfortunately, after a policy is locked, you can't delete it. However, you can delete the blob after the retention interval has expired. Can you click on 'Manage policy' and check the retention period of the policy.
Hello Cortez Lake,
Please delete all containers first and then you should be able to delete the account
You must empty the Storage along with all versions before deleting the Storage Account
Also have a look :
--
I hope this helps!
Kindly mark the answer as Accepted and Upvote in case it helped!
Regards
Thank you everyone who replied. I ended up nuking the subscription. It was the easiest solution. I appreciate the assistance.
Thanks for the update.