Can I change the account type from file shares to another type after the storage account is created?

Shaojun Qin 100 Reputation points
2024-04-24T12:33:45.53+00:00

Can I change the account type from file shares to another type after the storage account is created?

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Azure Storage Accounts
Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.
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  1. Amrinder Singh 2,195 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2024-04-24T12:41:37.72+00:00

    Hi Shaojun Qin - Thanks for reaching out over Q&A Forum.

    Unfortunately, you can't change a storage account to a different type after it's created. To move your data to a storage account of a different type, you must create a new account and copy the data to the new account. The same is documented in the below link as well.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview

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  1. KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 18,527 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2024-04-24T15:48:23.7633333+00:00

    @Shaojun Qin

    If you want to change the account type from Azure File Shares, you’ll need to create a new storage account with the storage account type you would like. Then, migrate your existing data from the old account to the new one.

    First, create a new Azure Storage Account where you want to move your data. You can do this through the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or ARM templates. Then use AzCopy that allows you to copy files to or from a storage account.

    Example: Copy a single blob to another blob by using a SAS token.

    azcopy cp "https://[srcaccount].file.core.windows.net/[container]/[path/to/blob]?[SAS]" "https://[destaccount].blob.core.windows.net/[container]/[path/to/blob]?[SAS]"

    Refer to: Transfer data with AzCopy and file storage

    Please note that Azure storage accounts have different performance tiers: Standard and Premium. You can upgrade from Standard to Premium, but downgrading from Premium to Standard is not supported. Storage accounts also offer various replication options (e.g., LRS, GRS, ZRS, RA-GRS). Changing the replication option is not supported. You’ll need to create a new storage account with the desired replication setting.

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