Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
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What are Blob Name normalization rules in Azure Blob operations
Recently, I encountered an undocumented Put Blob API behavior when creating blob names containing . and .. path segments - it feels like they had filesystem-like semantics and the final path would not contain them. Although the documentation tells that…
Azure Blob Storage
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Azure Blob change feed: supported proof of a closed history prefix through a recovery cut
We are designing a complete recovery checkpoint. Ordinary writers are independently fenced at an exact UTC time T. Change feed remains enabled, and the complete declared retained history must be archived without filtering out neighboring records. The…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
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Blob Storage: Recovering Data After Accidental Deletion in East US Region
Problem description I am seeking assistance with recovering data from two Azure Blob Storage containers in the East US region. The containers are still present but are empty, and I believe the data was deleted between 2026-05-14 and 2026-05-26. My goal…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-10-01T10:23:51.8866667+00:00
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HamzaMsiah-1096
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2026-10-01T10:23:51.8866667+00:00
HamzaMsiah-1096
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Blob Storage: Recovering Deleted Containers — No Soft Delete Enabled
Problem description I am seeking assistance to recover three deleted blob containers and their contents from a storage account. The containers were deleted around May 14, 2026, and I need to restore the data. Soft delete and versioning were not enabled…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-30T17:01:13.59+00:00
HamzaMsiah-1096
0
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2026-09-30T23:48:23.21+00:00
Divyesh Govaerdhanan
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How do I trigger a blob in a separate storage account using Managed ID?
I want to initiate Blob Trigger on inventorxdata but it is now working as expected. I dont see any logs. Context/Setup: I have artifacts as follows: RG Code: I want to initiate Blob Trigger on inventorxdata but it is now working as…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2024-11-07T03:51:27.23+00:00
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Niyam Bhat
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2026-09-29T13:51:18.5066667+00:00
Matias Rask
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Not able to delete the files from the Blob storage
I have enabled soft delete for blobs and configured the Lifecycle Management policy to delete blobs older than 3 days based on their creation date. The blobs are currently stored in the Hot access tier, and I have verified that they are Block Blobs. The…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-24T12:50:46.62+00:00
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Thiru Pathi
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2026-09-24T20:36:51.1033333+00:00
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco
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if a subscription is deleted, how long we can restore the storage account data?
if a subscription is deleted, how long we can restore the storage account data?
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-21T09:32:43.62+00:00
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Ankur Gupta
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2026-09-23T20:26:39.3433333+00:00
Bence Weiszmann
1,815
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How to Secure User-Level Access to Azure Blob Storage Files
I am investigating secure file storage for an AI agent that generates Excel reports and stores them in Azure Blob Storage. Currently, multiple users' files are stored in the same private container. I want to ensure that User A can only access User A's…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-23T11:34:15.0833333+00:00
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Mohamed, Rihan
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2026-09-23T14:42:22.41+00:00
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Marcin Policht
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Are Premium Block Blob Storage accounts suported long term?
Hello. We understand there are some types of storage accounts that are being retired in October and for which ARM template deploys are now failing. We are a little confused though, reading the various articles, as to which storage account types will be…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-21T19:24:49.5966667+00:00
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Brett Stonier
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2026-09-21T19:43:22.18+00:00
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Blob Trigger is no longer firing in Azure Function
My Azure Function suddenly stopped processing new blobs. The Blob Trigger is no longer firing when a new file is uploaded to the storage container. To verify whether the application was the issue, I manually sent a message using Microsoft Azure Storage…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-07-27T19:59:41.2133333+00:00
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David Campos
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2026-09-17T06:55:21.01+00:00
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Pomes Silvestro
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Azure Firewall log ingestion – Blob Storage update behavior and alternative ingestion options
Hi Microsoft Team, We are currently evaluating Azure Blob Storage as an ingestion method for Azure Firewall logs and would like some clarification regarding the blob creation/update behavior and the available alternatives. 1. Azure Firewall logs written…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-09T10:54:41.57+00:00
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Balamurugan, Susinthika
60
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2026-09-16T02:19:12.76+00:00
Allan Solomon Mejia
10,225
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Best practices for backing up Azure Blob data to Amazon S3 and restoring it back to Azure Storage?
Hi, We are designing a multi‑cloud backup and restore strategy where our primary backups live in Azure Blob Storage, and we periodically replicate them to Amazon S3 for DR / long‑term retention. We also need to be able to restore data from S3 back into…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-15T13:08:51.6033333+00:00
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Rohitkumar M Mistry
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2026-09-15T13:08:51.6033333+00:00
Rohitkumar M Mistry
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Azure Firewall log ingestion – Blob Storage update behavior and alternative ingestion options
Hi Microsoft Team, We are currently evaluating Azure Blob Storage as an ingestion method for Azure Firewall logs and would like some clarification regarding the blob creation/update behavior and the available alternatives. 1. Azure Firewall logs written…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-12T13:26:28.8266667+00:00
Balamurugan, Susinthika
60
Reputation points
accepted
2026-09-15T05:57:14.0133333+00:00
Balamurugan, Susinthika
60
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1 answer
How can we export details of all blobs in an Azure Blob Storage container to a CSV file, including blob versions?
Hi Microsoft Team, We need to export all blobs and their versions from an Azure Blob Storage containers into a CSV for migration/synchronization with Salesforce. The storage could contain 1 TB+ of data and potentially millions of blobs/versions. What…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
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Data Lake Storage Gen2: High Bandwidth Usage — Investigation and Resolution Suggestions
Problem description I am experiencing unusually high bandwidth utilization in my Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account. The spike began around 2026-07-15T21:00:00Z, and I am unable to determine which operations, clients, or resources are causing this…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-08-30T07:30:35.87+00:00
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Muhammed Nizar Puliyan Thudappurath
0
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2026-09-03T12:03:29.6666667+00:00
Muhammed Nizar Puliyan Thudappurath
0
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Azure Storage Action: can't use parenthesis or exclamation mark on blob name match predicate
I try to modify any file where the name matches the pattern "((DEL!(???)))". I can't save the action when this condition is set, I receive validation errors. I tried escaping the characters without success. It seems that a lot of special…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-06-16T13:55:42.33+00:00
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Thomas Bolon
1
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2026-09-02T19:36:57.4166667+00:00
Thomas Bolon
1
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1 answer
Copy data in Blob to another Cloud provider
Hi, I would like to copy data in Azure blob storage to another cloud object storage. i mean, i want to copy to tencent cloud object storage. I'm not sure if AzCopy or Azure Data Factory can support this solution. it support Tencent cloud object storage…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-09-01T02:17:55.79+00:00
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thanakrit rungchatkamol
41
Reputation points
answered
2026-09-01T05:35:13.2533333+00:00
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Senthil kumar
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Reputation points
2 answers
Unable to migrate storage account from LRS to ZRS - ZrsNotSupportedForAccountWithBootDiagnosticEnabled error even though no VMs are using it
Hi, I'm trying to migrate the storage account (EastUS) from LRS to ZRS but keep getting the following error: ZrsNotSupportedForAccountWithBootDiagnosticEnabled - Zone-redundant storage (ZRS) is not supported for accounts with boot diagnostics enabled.…
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-08-26T09:58:24.7066667+00:00
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Ankit Thakkar
20
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edited a comment
2026-08-31T11:45:32.33+00:00
Ankit Thakkar
20
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0 answers
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Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-08-26T20:15:11.8233333+00:00
Ashley Swearingen
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blob storage cannot access
the storage account cannot access at portal azure, nothing change
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,424 questions
asked
2026-08-25T03:47:33.46+00:00
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Kok Mun Jian
21
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2026-08-25T03:47:52.06+00:00
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