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help getting storage account created/restored

Kensei Kawamura 40 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2026-03-31T18:55:58.7766667+00:00

to restore it I get an error. So I waited 14 days and it still says the name is taken. I would like a way to hard delete this so i can recreate it. The storage account name is stppqmamerstest

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Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.

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  1. Vallepu Venkateswarlu 6,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-03-31T19:07:22.94+00:00

    Hi @ Kensei Kawamura

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform.

    As discussed offline, the storage account name stppqmamerstest has been released by the backend team. You can now proceed with creating the storage account using this name.

    As per Microsoft documentation, a deleted storage account can only be recovered if it meets the following condition:

    • The storage account was deleted within the past 14 days

    If this condition is met, the storage account remains in a soft-deleted state, during which:

    • The account can be restored
    • The storage account name remains reserved

    After the retention period expires, the storage account is permanently deleted, and the name is expected to be released for reuse globally.

    Check that the storage account name is valid and is not already in use: az storage account check-name

    az storage account check-name --name

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    2026-03-31T18:56:10.2466667+00:00
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    The name stppqmamerstest is still reserved because the previous storage account with that name was deleted, and Azure is preventing immediate reuse of the name for security reasons.

    From the documented behavior, this falls under “Cause 2 – The storage account was recently deleted” for the StorageAccountAlreadyTaken error. In this situation, there is no self-service way to “hard delete” or immediately free the name; instead, a support request is required so Microsoft can handle the name release.

    Action steps:

    1. Go to the Azure portal and create a support request.
    2. For Problem type, select: Create new storage account.
    3. For Problem subtype, select: Failure(s) during new account creation.
    4. In the description, include:
      • The storage account name: stppqmamerstest.
      • That the account was deleted and you now receive a “name already taken” error when recreating it.
      • The approximate time/date when account creation failed and, if known, when it was deleted.
    5. Submit the ticket and wait for the support team to process the request and either recover or free the name.

    There is no supported mechanism in the portal, CLI, or PowerShell to force a “hard delete” of the name beyond this support path.

    References:

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