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I have created an Azure VM and has a C drive with 127GB. I think it's too much and want to shrink and create another drive "E". Will the new "E" drive remains if I delete the VM in future?

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It totally depends on whether you choose to delete the OS disk. If you delete the VM without deleting the OS disk, neither drive C nor drive E will be deleted, and you can restore them by recreating an VM and attaching the disk to new VM.

Zhaoxing Lu
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  • hi,thanks for the reply. I cannot find an option to keep the OS disk,when deleting the VM. But other attached disks can be kept. pls help me. – user1220497 Jun 30 '15 at 03:39
  • In https://manage.windowsazure.com/ , choose "Virtual Machines" tab, select a VM and click "Delete" -> "Keep the attached disks". – Zhaoxing Lu Jun 30 '15 at 04:38
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Turn off the VM Detach the C drive Then go to managed disk and change size Attach back to VM Start VM Once VM boots go to disk manager and confirm new size Work like a charm for me (usually I have to increase the size)

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  • The question is about reducing system partition and create additional volume in OS disk, the answer does not address the question. – Uttam Oct 24 '20 at 18:35