Soft Delete Container Enable - Document Details

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To check the current settings for container soft delete, call the [Get-AzStorageBlobServiceProperty](/powershell/module/az.storage/get-azstorageblobserviceproperty) command:

To disable container soft delete, call the **Disable-AzStorageContainerDeleteRetentionPolicy** command.

# [Azure CLI](#tab/azure-cli)

To enable container soft delete with Azure CLI, first install Azure CLI, version 2.26.0 or later. Next, call the [az storage account blob-service-properties update](/cli/azure/storage/account/blob-service-properties#az-storage-account-blob-service-properties-update) command and specify the number of days for the retention period. Remember to replace the values in angle brackets with your own values: