Delete blob snapshots

Question

_{Friday, November 23, 2018 1:24 AM}

Hi,

There is an option (Also delete blobs snapshots) when delete 'Available' blob from Azure Portal.

What is the reason of this "Delete Blobs Snapshots"? It is only applicable if Soft Delete is enabled?

Thanks

All replies (1)

_{Monday, November 26, 2018 11:30 AM ✅Answered}

Hi Chomet,

This option allows you to delete a snapshot of a blob which is a read-only version of a blob that's taken at a specific point in time. It's basically a backup of a blob from a certain time and date.

You can still delete a blob snapshot if the soft delete feature is disabled. If soft delete is disabled and you delete a blob, then all blob snapshots will be immediately removed.

If the soft delete feature is enabled, then the blob service retains the blob as well as any snapshots for a number of days depending on how many is set in the storage account retention policy. This means you can restore any soft deleted blob or snapshot before the retention period expires.

For your reference, the following guide provides further details about this: /en-us/rest/api/storageservices/delete-blob#remarks

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