Delete Azure backup vault with immutability setting on and locked

Kyuho Yi 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2026-07-07T19:09:59.8533333+00:00

Needs to delete Azure backup vault with immutability setting on and set to locked.

Who should I contact?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.


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  1. Manish Karki 0 Reputation points
    2026-07-07T22:09:37.3333333+00:00

    Hi Kyuho,

    Once immutability is enabled and locked for the vault, it cannot be reversed.

    You need to wait for the backup object to expire, and then you can delete the vault.

    Please let me know if you have further questions on this.

    Also, please mark this as "Accepted" if this response was helpful.

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