Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

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.
    1. On the File Systems list page, select the file system that contains the snapshot that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page or the file system, see Listing File Systems.
    2. On the details page, select Snapshots.
    3. Select the snapshot or snapshots that you want to delete.
    4. Select Delete.
    5. When prompted, confirm the deletion.

  • Use the fs snapshot delete command 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.