3,370 questions with Azure Blob Storage tags

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What is Azure Blob Storage and how do we know if that's what we're using?

We recently received an email stating we need to migrate from GPv1 to GPv2 and have no idea what it is. Care to give us a hint? Susan Hennessy

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-05-06T13:22:36.6966667+00:00
Susan Hennessy 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-06T13:55:46.51+00:00
TP 156.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

We have a stuck internal operation on the Microsoft.Security/defenderForStorageSettings resource for a storage account in the East US region.

Symptoms All PUT requests to the defenderForStorageSettings/current resource fail with: {"code":"OperationInProgress","message":"Another operation is currently in progress. Please wait for it to complete before…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-03-04T10:56:06.0766667+00:00
Kirill Gerasimenko 45 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T09:52:40.0166667+00:00
Kirill Gerasimenko 45 Reputation points
2 answers

StorageDelete Logs Not Generated in Azure Storage

Hi Team, I am currently trying to configure alerts for blob deletion events in an Azure Storage Account using Log Analytics (StorageBlobLogs). However, despite extensive troubleshooting, I am unable to capture any DeleteBlob operations in the logs. Below…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-05-03T17:37:10.5466667+00:00
Charanya G 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T04:18:30.4966667+00:00
Venkatesan S 7,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Help move all the file storage to LRS Cold Storage

I see storage being used on LRS that is not on Cold Tier using billing report. How do I figure out what is consuming LTR storage?

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-05-01T17:23:20.8333333+00:00
Nicholas Tham 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-05T17:54:49.17+00:00
Nicholas Tham 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Rotation of Host keys for SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) support for Azure Blob Storage

As part of Host keys for SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) support for Azure Blob Storage rotation mentioned in the link, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/secure-file-transfer-protocol-host-keys Would like to know if the rotation…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-05-01T07:47:30.9466667+00:00
Nadh, Mahendra 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-01T08:27:05.79+00:00
Ravi Varma Mudduluru 11,315 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I cant delete my blop storage.

"I was completing a Microsoft Learn exercise on configuring blob storage. During the lab, the storage account appears to have gotten stuck on a geo-replication/redundancy change. I am not sure how it happened, as I did not intentionally change the…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-22T20:14:16.9166667+00:00
Jayar Loiselle 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-30T14:43:55.46+00:00
Jayar Loiselle 5 Reputation points
3 answers

Inquiry on TLS 1.2 Cipher Suite Compatibility and Possible Extension for Azure Storage

Dear Azure Support Team, We have noticed the following notification on our Azure Storage account: “Storage retired support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 on February 3, 2026. Please upgrade your minimum TLS version to 1.2.” Based on this message, we would like to…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-29T15:07:31.6833333+00:00
PANNARAT, MASSATRON 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-29T16:00:28.58+00:00
Ravi Varma Mudduluru 11,315 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Recurring weekly activity in Azure Storage logs

We have observed recurring weekly activity in Azure Storage logs where a high number of GetBlob operations are initiated from internal IP 10.x.x.75. The activity appears around the same time each week and is being flagged in monitoring/alerts. Based on…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-28T18:25:56.4866667+00:00
raj ch 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-28T19:06:44.55+00:00
Vallepu Venkateswarlu 8,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

unable to create storage blob after 14 day recovery period stfuncpqmmfgtest

i have a storage blob stfuncpqmmfgtest that has been deleted for over 14 days but i cannot create it again still. i would like help getting a ticket created for the backend team to delete so i can recreate

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-23T15:55:06.41+00:00
Kensei Kawamura 80 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
accepted 2026-04-28T17:53:55.54+00:00
Kensei Kawamura 80 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers

Error: (InvalidDocumentAccessLevel): Cannot access source document location with the current permissions. Azure Translator service

I have setup translator service and granted 'Storage blob contributor' access to both source and target storage containers using managed identity. Still, I am getting this error: Error: (InvalidDocumentAccessLevel): Cannot access source document…

Azure Translator in Foundry Tools
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2024-10-26T10:10:47.9533333+00:00
Ridhima Nagar 15 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
commented 2026-04-28T11:13:50.8333333+00:00
Benjamin Eha 15 Reputation points
4 answers

Deployment Blocked by Policy

{ "error": { "code": "InvalidTemplateDeployment", "details": [ { "code": "RequestDisallowedByAzure", "target": "adepargeu", "message": "Resource 'adepargeu'…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-20T15:42:31.2633333+00:00
Henry Mfodwo 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-27T18:29:20.23+00:00
Ganesh Patapati 11,990 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Are costs incurred when attempting to scan password-protected files in Blob Storage with Microsoft Defender for Storage’s malware scanning?

We are encountering a potential issue with Microsoft Defender for Storage’s malware scanning functionality related to handling password-protected zip archives stored in Azure Blob Storage. Our application generates and stores these password-protected zip…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2024-08-28T07:57:37.09+00:00
Anonymous
edited an answer 2026-04-24T23:46:50.78+00:00
Don Varnau 19,780 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

unable to delete the storage due to "sctdevstorageapi is protected from deletion"

I am cleaning up all the azure resources for a specific project in my subscription. I deleted most of the resources but facing an issue when trying to delete the storage account. This is the message I am getting "sctdevstorageapi is protected from…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-14T21:21:30.0266667+00:00
Madhabendra Nath 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
accepted 2026-04-23T18:13:45.9+00:00
Madhabendra Nath 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure Blob Size

How we can know size of azure blob container? And also can we limit by creating the quota for azure blob container?

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-22T12:38:30.3366667+00:00
Handian Sudianto 7,026 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-23T04:10:59.2066667+00:00
Handian Sudianto 7,026 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I am not able to access the HTML page in my storage account

This is the URL: https://<Storage account>.blob.core.windows.net/container/file This is the error I am getting. Removed PII

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-20T15:05:22.88+00:00
Cecil john 25 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-04-21T13:16:20.3666667+00:00
Ravi Varma Mudduluru 11,315 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Request to remove locked immutability policies on 374 empty containers in storage account gsm1965493500xt

Issue Type Technical Subscription CME HDInsight Testing 002 (PII removed.) Service Storage Accounts Resource gsm1965493500xt Resource Group GenevaWarmPathManageRG Region West US Problem Type Blob Storage — Immutability Policies Severity C — Minimal…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-15T00:26:01.8666667+00:00
Chris Netherton (WIPRO LIMITED) 25 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
commented 2026-04-16T18:48:25.1233333+00:00
Chris Netherton (WIPRO LIMITED) 25 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Azure VM unable to connect to azure blob storage account with error 403

The request is not authorized to perform this operation. this is the message I get when trying to connect to an azure blob storage account from an azure VM. azcopy error 403

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-14T04:41:21.74+00:00
Tim Reid 66 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-15T08:54:01.9466667+00:00
Venkatesan S 7,965 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Azure Blob - deleted containter

how can we recover the container, just an FYI that the soft delete for the container wasnt checked, can we get it back and what is the process to do so! container sits in the azure blob, under the pay as you go subs,. how can we get it back and if we do…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-09T19:01:03.0733333+00:00
Somar Kozma 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-14T19:22:16.98+00:00
Praveen Bandaru 11,555 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Storage Account Network Firewall Whitelisting Issue

Issue Summary**:** Storage Account network firewall IP whitelisting is not functioning as expected for newly added public IP addresses, resulting in AuthorizationFailure errors. While existing whitelisted IPs continue to work, new IPs (both vendor and…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-03T07:05:22.25+00:00
Rondo Huang (SOS Group Limited) 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T18:44:12.8066667+00:00
Praveen Bandaru 11,555 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

NFS suddenly stopped working

Hello, our blob storage with NFS shares are not showing any files suddenly. Is something down?

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage

An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.

3,370 questions
asked 2026-04-01T20:32:53.33+00:00
Kai 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T16:04:19.9633333+00:00
Ganesh Patapati 11,990 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator