Unable to delete orphaned restore point collection

Question

Hi

I deleted all resources in the resource group and then noticed there was a restore point still lingering.

When trying to delete the restore point, I am seeing

• Resource/subscriptions/ac2b3541-9652-42b4-9ee2-b3abf6373da3/resourceGroups/AzureBackupRG_westus2_1/providers/Microsoft.Compute/restorePointCollections/AzureBackup_nw-app01_7661467392166806592
• Operation nameDelete Restore Point Collection
• Time stampWed Jan 15 2025 14:21:36 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Event initiated byabdullahkuk@gmail.com
• Error codeConflict
• Message{"Error":{"Code":"ResourceDeletionFailed","Target":null,"Message":"The request to delete the resource 'Microsoft.Compute/restorePointCollections/AzureBackup_nw-app01_7661467392166806592' failed. subscription id 'ac2b3541-9652-42b4-9ee2-b3abf6373da3', activity id '7b56e57a-85a1-464c-9bf5-f2042b594206', request correlation id '40c2906d-3573-43aa-9d42-79a449be41e6'.","Details":null,"AdditionalInfo":null}}

Now I think is because I did not stop the backup and delete before cleaning it all up.

Can someone advise how to clean it up?

thanks

Answer 1

Hi N Kulkarni

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

Check that the Recovery Services Vault isn't holding any backup data. Restore point collections are usually linked to the vault, and if it’s still active, it might stop you from deleting the restore point.

Try to delete the whole restore point collection connected to the lingering restore point. You can usually find it in the resource group for your Azure Backup instance.

If there are active sessions or shared access signatures (SAS) connected to the restore point, you might need to revoke them before you can delete it. You can do this in the Azure Portal or by using Azure CLI commands.

If regular deletion methods don't work, you can use Azure Resource Explorer to find and manually delete the restore point resource.

In some situations, recreating the resource group that held the restore point collection might help you remove it successfully.

For reference, please review this documentation:-
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/manage-recovery-points
https://docs.azure.cn/en-us/azure-resource-manager/management/move-limitations/virtual-machines-move-limitations?tabs=azure-cli

If you have any further queries, do let us know.

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