- Check the Azure Portal: Make sure your subscription filter for your view is selecting all available subscriptions. Clear any filters on the view Check the Resource Group: If you know the resource group in which your VM was created, you can navigate to that resource group in the Azure portal and see if the VM is listed there.
- Use Azure Resource Explorer: Try looking for the resource at
resources.azure.com
. This is the backend for the portal and might show resources that aren’t immediately visible in the portal - Check the Storage Account: By default, if you delete Azure VMs on Azure Portal, VM’s VHDs are not deleted. So, you could use the VHDs to recreate your VMs
- Restore the VM: If you have Azure Backup enabled, you can restore your VM from a recovery point stored in Azure Backup Recovery Services vaults
If you’ve tried these steps and still can’t find your VM, you might need to open a support ticket with Azure. They can help investigate the issue further. Remember, sometimes the backend does not sync with the frontend and requires to be manually synced