Delete Achieve Tier Blob Storage

Question

I want to delete a container in blob storage that is in achieve tier. I do not want to rehydrate. Can I delete the container directly from achieve tier and avoid incurring rehydration charges?

Answer 1

Hi Jon Lindquist,

Thanks for reaching out, Microsoft Q&A.

I want to delete a container in blob storage that is in achieve tier. I do not want to rehydrate. Can I delete the container directly from achieve tier and avoid incurring rehydration charges?

You can delete the container even if the blobs are in the Archive tier, and this will not trigger any rehydration or restore charges.

However, please note that the Archive tier has a 180-day minimum retention requirement.

If a blob has been in the Archive tier for fewer than 180 days, Azure applies an early deletion fee for the remaining days of that period.

Example: If a blob was moved to Archive and you delete it after 45 days, Azure will charge an early deletion fee equal to the remaining 135 days of Archive storage (180 − 45). This is only a minimum-retention fee not a rehydration cost.

Soft delete note: If your storage account has soft delete enabled, the early deletion policy applies only after the soft delete retention period ends. Until that retention period expires, the blob is considered soft-deleted and is not subject to the early deletion penalty.

Reference:

Access tiers for blob data - Azure Storage | Microsoft Learn

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