Azure defender for storage scanning very slow
Azure defender for storage account, which scans files for malware threat runs very slow sometimes, and does not finish scan even if invoked manually. It takes couple of hours for <0.1GB of files. We have excluded log files folders on blob containers…
Azure Storage
Is there any way to move filesystem metadata to performance tier in Storage Space on refs?
I have classic set: 2 SSD in mirror for Hot tier 3 HDD in parity for Cold tier. There are billion of small files there, so FS ops is slow. So the question is: How to move all filesystem metadata to the fastest tier?
Azure Storage
We are not able to write data to certain files used by our software when running the simulations on Azure Storage Account shared drive
Hi, We are trying to use our software by running some simulations on a Azure Storage Accounts (shared drive) and we are not able to write data to certain files, mainly due to maybe permissions issues. We can see that both the folders and files have…
Azure Storage
Data transfer between two tenancies fails (Put Blob 403 Authorization Failure)
Hi All, There are two separate tenancies (let's call them tenancy_A and tenancy_B). In tenancy_A there is a virtual machine running as a file server and in tenancy_B there is a storage account. I need to transfer files with AzCopy from the virtual…
Azure Storage
AzCopy Copy from File Share to Blob Fails in Container with 400 Error – Missing Required Header
Hi Team, I’m encountering a problem using AzCopy to copy files from an Azure File Share to a Blob container within the same storage account, using a containerized Azure Durable Functions app authenticated via a user-assigned managed identity (UAMI). Here…
Azure Storage
I want to use this in my Arm template Microsoft.Resources deploymentScripts, need help with storage account authentication.
I have to use this "Microsoft.Resources/deploymentScripts", in my Arm templat, and this resource needs an storage account and authentication to storage account is via keys, which now have been disabled due to policy violation. Now since this…
Azure Storage
Cannot access Storage Account via Private Endpoint from on-premises (VWAN) using Azure Storage Explorer
Context On-premises environment connected to Azure through a VWAN (Virtual WAN) using Site-to-Site VPN. The VWAN has a Virtual Hub connected to multiple Spokes (VNets). In one of the Spokes, there is a Private Endpoint associated with a Storage Account…
Azure Storage
ARM .NET SDK: FormatException listing Storage accounts (JsonElement.GetGuid in StorageAccountResourceAccessRule)
azure-sdk azure-sdk-dotnet azure-resource-manager azure-storage-accounts dotnet csharp Summary I’m seeing a consistent deserialization failure when listing Storage accounts via the Azure Resource Manager .NET SDK in a customer subscription (we do so…
Azure Storage
Issues in creating a new storage account in Azure
Hello I have a student subscription and I am having challenges in creating a new storage account. Please help me. Here is the error code i receive: …
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how to copy data into Azure
How do I copy data from another website into your server?
Azure Storage
Short story: Why is it like this?
This article reads like an elaborate joke: invalid-blob-or-block-content-or-invalid-block-list My story: Working with azure.. I wanted to upload a large file so I installed the azure cli and tried. Hmm authentication errors. Fix fix, try again…
Azure Storage

Cannot request refund for invoice: "This invoice is not eligible for expedited refund. Contact support."
Hi! Today I had quite a large unexpected bill come through from Azure (~£250), the majority of which covering a Storage account that I have open. This storage account is completely empty, but it seems I had SFTP access enabled across the entire month…
Azure Storage
Can Azure Data Box be used to pre-populate and Azure File Syn share?
I am looking to make use of Azure File Sync as an alternative backup solution for some video data. As the available upload bandwidth for my company is limited, I don't want to saturate it and have the sync take forever. Checking on the web I get two…
Azure Storage
Action Required: Convert your OS disks to Standard SSD or Premium SSD before 8 September 2028
Hello, I received the following alert in my Azure environment, convert your OS disks to Standard SSD or Premium SSD before 8 September 2028. Does this issue apply for both OS and Data disks created for Azure VMs or just the OS disks exclusively?
Azure Storage
unable to delete storage account
Hello, I receive this error while trying to delete the storage account: Batch response item http error 409
Azure Storage
Page Blob and its relation with Disk
Hi, I am reading about Page Blob and its relation to Azure IaaS Disk. According to this page https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blob-pageblob-overview?tabs=dotnet Azure virtual machine disks are backed by page…
Azure Storage
How to get notified when call recordings are saved to Azure blob storage (not 24h ACS temporary storage)
As I understand there are 2 destinations for call recordings ACS temporary 24 hour storage Azure blob storage I currently have call recordings configured to go to permanent blob storage account. It is doing this successfully and I see the recordings…
Azure Storage
Unauthorized Activities, Account Deactivation, and Unauthorized Charges
I am writing to urgently report a critical security breach and request immediate assistance. My Azure account has been deactivated following unauthorized activities and I am facing a billing issue of thousands of dolars for services I did not request or…
Azure Monitor
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Unable to authenticate storage account
We have a storage account for which network setting is disabled. Private endpoint is in place from 1ES hosted pool v-net. DNS is resolving. I am getting authentication 403 issue. RBAC is provided to Service principle (FIC). When i move storage account to…
Azure Storage
Storage account amount of data
My problem is that a I see 40TBi of data in the storage account metrics (blob container). The data seams to be soft deleted blobs. But I cannot see it. And the feature based on this storage is only to store log files, no deletion (currently few hundreds…