What if I store 10TB on azure servers and then keep the vm powered off?












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I want to know should I pay for storage on azure even if I don't use it?
for example if I store 10TB on an azure VM and then keep that VM powered off, Will Microsoft charge me for that 10TB data? Or it just charges us for powered on VMs?










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    I want to know should I pay for storage on azure even if I don't use it?
    for example if I store 10TB on an azure VM and then keep that VM powered off, Will Microsoft charge me for that 10TB data? Or it just charges us for powered on VMs?










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      I want to know should I pay for storage on azure even if I don't use it?
      for example if I store 10TB on an azure VM and then keep that VM powered off, Will Microsoft charge me for that 10TB data? Or it just charges us for powered on VMs?










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      I want to know should I pay for storage on azure even if I don't use it?
      for example if I store 10TB on an azure VM and then keep that VM powered off, Will Microsoft charge me for that 10TB data? Or it just charges us for powered on VMs?







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          Yes, you’ll be charged for persistent storage. No, you won’t be charged for anything on a system disk, but your data won’t survive a reboot.






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            Data on system disks will always survive a reboot; it's data on temporary disks that doesn't.

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          Questions about products or services pricing are off topic here.



          Anyway, yes, you will pay for used storage space even when no one is actively accessing it; the actual price depends on the type and size of the storage. More info here:



          https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/page-blobs/






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            Yes, you’ll be charged for persistent storage. No, you won’t be charged for anything on a system disk, but your data won’t survive a reboot.






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            Yes, you’ll be charged for persistent storage. No, you won’t be charged for anything on a system disk, but your data won’t survive a reboot.






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            Yes, you’ll be charged for persistent storage. No, you won’t be charged for anything on a system disk, but your data won’t survive a reboot.






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            Yes, you’ll be charged for persistent storage. No, you won’t be charged for anything on a system disk, but your data won’t survive a reboot.







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              Data on system disks will always survive a reboot; it's data on temporary disks that doesn't.

              – Massimo
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              Data on system disks will always survive a reboot; it's data on temporary disks that doesn't.

              – Massimo
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            Data on system disks will always survive a reboot; it's data on temporary disks that doesn't.

            – Massimo
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            Data on system disks will always survive a reboot; it's data on temporary disks that doesn't.

            – Massimo
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            Questions about products or services pricing are off topic here.



            Anyway, yes, you will pay for used storage space even when no one is actively accessing it; the actual price depends on the type and size of the storage. More info here:



            https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/page-blobs/






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              Questions about products or services pricing are off topic here.



              Anyway, yes, you will pay for used storage space even when no one is actively accessing it; the actual price depends on the type and size of the storage. More info here:



              https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/page-blobs/






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                Questions about products or services pricing are off topic here.



                Anyway, yes, you will pay for used storage space even when no one is actively accessing it; the actual price depends on the type and size of the storage. More info here:



                https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/page-blobs/






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                Questions about products or services pricing are off topic here.



                Anyway, yes, you will pay for used storage space even when no one is actively accessing it; the actual price depends on the type and size of the storage. More info here:



                https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/page-blobs/







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