deleting non empty directory in fileshare in azure storage

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deleting non empty directory in fileshare in azure storage

pragadeesh.raju 41

Hello,

I have created a storage account and file share using terraform. And copied few data to the fileshare and it will used by the application for writing the logs.

while deleting the resource , i couldnt delete it as it throws an error as the directory is not empty.

is there work around/solution to delete non empty directories? this will a great option to have

Thanks

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Answer 1

deherman-MSFT 38,021 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@pragadeeshraju-2799 Please try the following and let me know if that resolves your issue:

Install Azure PowerShell module:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/azure/install-az-ps?view=azps-2.8.0

and run below PowerShell commands to close the open handles:

Connect-AzAccount

Select-AzSubscription -Subscription <The subscription of the storage account>

Set-AzCurrentStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName <Resource group of the storage account> -Name <Storage account name>

Get-AzStorageFileHandle -sharename <file share name>-Recursive | Sort-Object ClientIP,OpenTime

Example 1: Lists all file shares of current Storage Account, and close all file handles of the file shares recursively.
Get-AzStorageShare | Close-AzStorageFileHandle -CloseAll -Recursive
Example 2: Close all file handles on a file
Close-AzStorageFileHandle -ShareName "mysharename" -Path 'dir1/dir2/test.txt' -CloseAll

Please see this page for more information. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-troubleshoot-cannot-delete-files-azure-file-share

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pragadeesh.raju 41 Reputation points

2020-07-21T03:58:57.997+00:00

@deherman-MSFT Thank you!

but this will be a manual work right? What if i have hundreds of files in fileshare? do I need to remove all of them like this?

like, if I need to use Iaac (terraform/ARM) how can i delete my fileshare?

is there any option for it?

Appreciate it. Thanks !
deherman-MSFT 38,021 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2020-07-21T15:47:00.52+00:00

@pragadeesh.raju In most cases the File Share should not require any additional work to delete. It appears that open file handles might be preventing yours from deleting as normal. Could you share the method you are using to delete?
pragadeesh.raju 41 Reputation points

2020-07-22T03:50:52.353+00:00

@deherman-MSFT I used terraform to create the fileshare and directories and using terraform destroy to delete the same.

or do you suggest anything else? would be appreciated, thanks!
pragadeesh.raju 41 Reputation points

2020-07-22T03:53:38.887+00:00

@deherman-MSFT

Viren Negi 1

@deherman-MSFT I have similar problem even closing File handle does seem to work

   Remove-AzureStorageFile -Context $Context -Confirm -ShareName "cdr-archive-rawcdr-files" -Path "sab/nlz2/sa1/processed_directory/20201022-1400-132179714-132452046.cdr.json"  



   Remove-AzStorageFile: The specified resource is marked for deletion by an SMB client. HTTP Status Code: 409 - HTTP Error Message: The specified resource is marked for deletion by an SMB client.  
   ErrorCode: DeletePending  
   ErrorMessage: The specified resource is marked for deletion by an SMB client.  
   RequestId:b27cade0-b01a-0028-6f25-091075000000  
   Time:2021-02-22T14:19:13.3443012Z

Get-AzStorageFileHandle says that the file was used by a client (a kubernetes pod) which long has been killed.

How can I safely delete them and ensure things like this does not happen in future.

Answer 2

deherman-MSFT 38,021 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@pragadeesh.raju It sounds like Terraform is trying to delete the contents of the file share before deleting the share. Because the directory is not empty it will not be able to delete it. The solution would be to delete the files either from the mounted share in the OS or API. Alternatively you can skip deleting the files and simply delete the file share, I confirmed this works even with the share mounted and files open.

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Sumarigo-MSFT 47,466 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2020-07-28T08:47:19.71+00:00

@pragadeesh.raju Just checking in to see if the above answer helped. If this answers your query, please don’t forget to "Accept the answer" and Up-Vote for the same, which might be beneficial to other community members reading this thread. And, if you have any further query do let us know.
Sumarigo-MSFT 47,466 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2020-08-06T11:11:20.53+00:00

@pragadeesh.raju Just checking in to see if the above answer helped. If this answers your query, please don’t forget to "Accept the answer" and Up-Vote for the same, which might be beneficial to other community members reading this thread. And, if you have any further query do let us know.

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