Immutable storage - cannot delete data after policy has been removed

Question

Hi,

I created an SA with version-level immutability enabled.

I created a new container and uploaded a file.

Created an immutable policy with 1-day retention on the SA. The policy was left unlocked.

An hour later I deleted the unlocked policy.

Any attempt some hours later to delete the blob, container or SA results in being denied due to immutable policy being enforced.

But there is no policy in place any more.

Why wouldn't I be able to delete the data in the SA?

Answer 1

Hi,

To be able to delete you need to delete the policy on the individual blob(s) you uploaded using the context menu, next delete the blob(s), then finally you can delete the storage account.

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Thanks.

-TP

Answer 2

mij2020 Welcome to Microsoft Q&A, Thank you for posting your here!

The protection afforded by an immutability policy depends on the scope of the immutability policy and, in the case of a time-based retention policy, whether it is locked or unlocked and whether it is active or expired.

As per the above you have to wait for the retention policy to expire only then you will be able to delete the blob, container and Storage.

Reference Article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/immutable-storage-overview#summary-of-immutability-scenarios

Hope this helps!

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