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Storage Account: Issue with Recovery — Account Already Taken Error

Problem description I am trying to recover a deleted Azure Storage account used for blob storage, but the restore attempt fails with the error code StorageAccountAlreadyTaken, indicating the account name is already in use. The account was deleted on 25…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-26T11:17:08.6866667+00:00
Anuruddhi Uthpala 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-28T05:01:42.28+00:00
David Seabrook 250 Reputation points
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SAS token getting 403 authorization error

Hello Team, We have generated a SAS token to use in app service environmental variables. The app service VNet is allowed in storage account. One of the user able to access/read the content in the app service custom domain URL using SAS token…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-23T17:38:40.25+00:00
commented 2026-10-27T13:40:45.2033333+00:00
1 answer

Convert your OS disks on Standard HDD to Standard SSD or Premium SSD before 8 September 2028. Will automatic conversion after this date have downtime?

Convert your OS disks on Standard HDD to Standard SSD or Premium SSD before 8 September 2028. Will automatic conversion after this date have downtime? In order to convert an attached Standard HDD disk to Standard SSD or Premium SSD, virtual machine or…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-23T11:46:15.02+00:00
Sergio Antunes 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-23T12:13:21.4+00:00
HassanNazeer 0 Reputation points
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URGENT: Billing Waiver Request for Accidental Educational Storage Charge

Hi Microsoft Q&A Team, I am requesting urgent assistance from Microsoft Billing Operations regarding invoice Context: This charge resulted from an accidental high-tier storage setup during an educational learning session. Zero Utility: There was…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-21T10:58:53.5133333+00:00
Akash Indapure 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-21T11:12:43.5566667+00:00
Akash Indapure 0 Reputation points
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Azure administrator MFA lockout.

Dear Microsoft Support Team, I am seeking assistance with an Azure administrator MFA lockout. I am the sole administrator of a personal Azure tenant, accessed using my Microsoft account (Hotmail). After replacing my mobile phone, I lost access to the…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-14T00:48:22.44+00:00
HIMANSHU DESAI 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-21T02:10:31.5366667+00:00
HIMANSHU DESAI 0 Reputation points
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Does Microsoft support BULK INSERT command to load data from a csv file in an Azure Files location

I am wondering if using the BULK INSERT command in Azure SQL Database supports loading data from a csv file in an Azure Files folder? I know it supports Blob storage location but want to confirm if Azure Files configured as an external data source is…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-20T08:39:30.51+00:00
Mo 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-20T15:37:24.8266667+00:00
Allan Solomon Mejia 10,545 Reputation points
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Storage: Moving Storage Account Fails Due to Hidden Storage Task Assignment

Problem description I am attempting to move my storage account to a different resource group within the same subscription. The operation fails during validation with the error: 'StorageAccountMoveWithStorageTaskAssignmentsNotSupported' and…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-19T21:15:55.3933333+00:00
ThierryBrethes-9514 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-20T02:51:57.0233333+00:00
Rukshan edirisinghe 2,205 Reputation points
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Files deleted after update

I have an Azure File Storage account and yesterday saturday october 16, 2026, after MS upgrade from GPv1 to GPv2, we have a massive production data loss. I need those files back. How can I recover those files?

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-17T15:23:02.2666667+00:00
Luis Alberto Garrido 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-18T06:56:37.8533333+00:00
kagiyama yutaka 5,655 Reputation points
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This is regarding the migration of the general-purpose v1 (GPv1) storage account to a general-purpose v2 (GPv2) storage account. We have just one storage account impacted. Is there any disruption expected if the account is migrated automatically to GPv2?

This is regarding the migration of the general-purpose v1 (GPv1) storage account to a general-purpose v2 (GPv2) storage account. We have just one storage account impacted. Is there any disruption expected if the account is migrated automatically to…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-13T09:09:54.62+00:00
SRIVASTAVA, DIKSHA 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-15T12:09:48.5766667+00:00
SRIVASTAVA, DIKSHA 40 Reputation points
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Azure Storage Static Website HTTPS certificate hostname mismatch

Question My Azure Storage Static Website is enabled and index.html and profile.jpg uploaded successfully using Terraform. Endpoint: https://kittuportfoliostg2026.z58.web.core.windows.net/ Chrome shows NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID. curl reports…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-14T06:49:26.5266667+00:00
Time Bokka 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-14T08:54:43.8433333+00:00
TP 165.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Cannot delete a vault

Cannot delete a vault in storage account. Tried doing a soft delete. That dd not work.

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-08T21:58:45.5566667+00:00
Angel Rodriguez 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-11T10:15:53.5+00:00
kagiyama yutaka 5,655 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to get a refund for unused storage

On August 2026, I was billed for Azure Subscription 1 with a storage I did not use. I asked for a refund and I received it. The system keeps on billing me the same amount of charges. I received the same invoice for the period of 9/1/2026-9/30/2026. …

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-10T17:02:29.7666667+00:00
Yolande Tra 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-10-10T17:37:28.8533333+00:00
Yolande Tra 20 Reputation points
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Can't delete azure object

Trying to remove an old resource group from azure but it has a lock on it. If I try to delete the lock i get: Lock Deletion Failure. The lock named xxxx was unable to be deleted for the following reasons: %s. The the log also has: The Resource…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-08T14:22:06.8933333+00:00
Jadams 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-08T14:22:25.95+00:00

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Using Azure with Playwright when I run a test I am getting HTTP 404: The specified blob does not exist.

I have tried various suggestions to fix this issue: I deleted my original playwright workspace and created one all lower case. Using AI i have checked all my seetings and they appear to be ok however using a fix AI came back with the following: The…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-10-06T11:36:02.13+00:00
David Maxwell 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Best way to migrate my file server to azure then to sharepoint online

Hello All, We have an on premises file server running on windows server 2012r2 with the size of 57 TB. Since we have moved completely to office 365 solutions hence we are looking for an option for a backup of data in azure then migrate all the files to…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | For business | Windows
asked 2020-07-31T00:23:02.07+00:00
Waquas_azure 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-09-24T20:57:37.6066667+00:00
Herald Johnson 0 Reputation points
2 answers

storage accounts hot ,cold

How to get the list of storage accounts hot, cold and archive tier data in table

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-09-23T05:15:32.83+00:00
Shoukath Basheer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-23T09:20:20.2433333+00:00
Aditya Singh Rathore 195 Reputation points
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Account Number and File System Name

Account Number and File System Name cannot be changed at all and I struggled to do so. My professor was unable to do so either. It'll be nice if you can help me

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-09-22T14:07:55.85+00:00
Niome Dominic 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-23T04:47:46.7433333+00:00
Andriy Bilous 12,596 Reputation points MVP
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Storage Account V1 to V2 Migration - Impact on Function App Costs

Hi, We've received a notification that our Azure Storage Accounts will be automatically upgraded from V1 to V2 during October. We use several Storage Accounts with Function Apps running on Consumption plans, and I'm concerned about the cost impact of…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-09-22T12:06:27.95+00:00
Dharmesh Joshi 41 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-22T14:30:58.7066667+00:00
Dharmesh Joshi 41 Reputation points
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How to connect SAP BTP Integration Suite(deployed in Azure) to Azure Storage

Hello, I`m trying to connect BTP Integration Suite (deployed in Azure) to Azure Fileshare via SAP Integration Suite Azure Storage adapter. In adapter itself I configured only Storage Account name, share name and credentials, so I suppose it uses some…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-06-10T14:02:49.42+00:00
Konstantin Nozdrin 5 Reputation points
recommended 2026-09-21T13:23:57.7433333+00:00
JuliaMarvin 23,510 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Unable to Delete Storage Account- Yet No Legal Hold exists No visible Immutability Policy exists

Problem description a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; }tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; }tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } I inherited an Azure subscription and am trying to remove 3 unused Storage Accounts. As we…

Azure Storage
Azure Storage

Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

3,897 questions
asked 2026-09-02T21:17:31.22+00:00
NateS-5294 0 Reputation points
recommended 2026-09-17T07:49:15.2566667+00:00
Ana Mihaila (BLUEHAWK LLC) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator