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title: "Delete Storage Snapshots"
slug: "delete-storage-snapshots"
updated: 2024-01-21T13:27:06Z
published: 2024-01-21T13:27:06Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/delete-storage-snapshots"
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# Delete Storage Snapshots

## Step-by-step guide

1. List the snapshots for a folder using the following [CLI](/v1/docs/execute-cli-commands-from-the-global-admin-user-interface) command: `snapshots list /portals/<virtualPortalName>/backups/<folderName>` Where: *virtualPortalName* is the name of the virtual portal on which the desired backup folder is located. *folderName* is the name of the backup folder for which you want to view a list of snapshots.

A list of folder snapshots is displayed, for example:

```
1351722386000 - 01.11.2018 12-26-26 AM
1351724574000 - 01.11.2018 1-02-54 AM
1351796267000 - 01.11.2018 8-57-47 PM
1351864966000 - 02.11.2018 4-02-46 PM
```
2. Delete the oldest snapshot (1351722386000) in the folder using the following command: `snapshots delete/portals/<virtualPortalName>/backups/<folderName>`