Deleting a Snapshot
Delete a File Storage snapshot.
Note
If a snapshot is deleted while a clone of it is being hydrated, the source snapshot remains in the DELETING state until hydration is complete. For more information, see Cloning File Systems.
If a snapshot is deleted while a clone of it is being hydrated, the source snapshot remains in the DELETING state until hydration is complete. For more information, see Cloning File Systems.
- Open the navigation menu and select Storage. Under File Storage, select File Systems.
- In the List scope section, under Compartment, select a compartment.
- Click the name of the file system with the snapshot that you want to delete.
- On the file system's details page, under Resources, click Snapshots.
- Select the snapshot or shapshots that you want to delete.
- Click Delete.
- Confirm when prompted.
Use the
fs snapshot deletecommand and required parameters to delete a snapshot:oci fs snapshot delete --snapshot-id <snapshot_OCID>For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.
Run the DeleteSnapshot operation to delete a snapshot.
For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST API documentation and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see SDKs and the CLI.