---
title: Delete
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/storage/file-system/management/delete-file-system
description: Learn how to permanently delete a Vultr File System Volume from your account.
publish_date: 2024-11-13T22:18:59.900929Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T19:42:32.922920Z
---

# How to Delete Vultr File System Volume

Deleting a Vultr File System volume removes the serverless storage from your account and stops further charges. Backup any important files before performing this operation because you can't undo the change. You can migrate the files to a different Vultr File System volume or a Vultr Cloud Compute instance. Detach all Vultr Cloud Compute instances from the volume before deleting.

Follow this guide to delete Vultr File System volume using the Vultr Console or Terraform.

=== "Vultr Console"

    1. Navigate to **Products** and select **Cloud Storage**.
    1. Click **File System**. Then, select the target Vultr File System volume.
    1. Click the delete icon to remove the volume.
    1. Click **Delete** when prompted to confirm.

=== "Terraform"

    1. Open your Terraform configuration where the File System resource is defined.

    1. Remove the `vultr_vfs` resource block, or destroy it by target.

        ```terraform
        resource "vultr_vfs" "file_system" {
            # ...existing fields (label, region, size_gb)
        }

        # To delete, either remove this block from configuration
        # or run: terraform destroy -target vultr_vfs.file_system
        ```

    1. Apply the configuration and observe the following output:

        ```
        Apply complete! Resources: 0 added, 0 changed, 1 destroyed.
        ```