<p class="shortdesc">If you do not use an EBS disk any more, you can release it to save costs. </p> <section class="section prereq" id="releasedrive__prereq_wvm_prn_slb"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Before you begin</h2></div> <p class="p">You have backed up important data on the EBS disk. </p> </section> <section class="section context"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">About this task</h2></div> <p class="p">There are two methods for releasing EBS disks according to their creation methods and attributes: </p> <ul class="ul" id="releasedrive__ul_qkc_4rn_slb"> <li class="li">EBS disks created with ECS instances will be released automatically along with the ECS instances. </li> <li class="li">EBS disks created separately can be released automatically along with the ECS instances or released manually by setting attributes. </li> </ul> <div class="note important note_important"><span class="note__title">Important:</span> <ul class="ul" id="releasedrive__ul_ev2_prn_slb"> <li class="li">Data on EBS disks released cannot be restored. Make sure to back up data and handle it with caution. </li> <li class="li">System disks cannot be released directly. </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Procedure</h2></div><ol class="ol steps"><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">Log in to the <a class="xref" href="/console/ecs/overview" target="_blank">ECS Console</a>.</span> </li><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">In the left navigation pane, click <span class="ph menucascade"><span class="ph uicontrol">Block Storage</span><abbr title="and then"> > </abbr><span class="ph uicontrol">Disk</span></span>. </span> </li><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">On the <span class="keyword wintitle">Disk Management</span> page, find the EBS disk to be deleted, and then click <span class="ph uicontrol">Release</span> in the operation column.</span> </li><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">In the dialog box that opens, confirm the prompt message, and then click <span class="ph uicontrol">Confirm</span>.</span> </li></ol></section>