# Delete VM Instance

{% hint style="danger" %}
Before deleting an Instance or VM, you need to unassign the following services first:

* Unassign Floating IP

* Detach Storage

* Unassign Security
  {% endhint %}

* The following is a list of VM instance contained in the application, for example i.e. **demo-flexi**

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* In the **Action** column, click **More**, then click **Delete Instance**.

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* Click **Delete Instance** to delete or **Cancel** if you don't want to delete the VM instance

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* If the **Delete** button is selected, the system may display a notification stating **“please detach interface before delete instance.”** This indicates that the Instance still has attached resources. Users must detach the attached resources and delete the storage before proceeding with the Instance deletion.  The [detach](/guidance-for-individual/deka-flexi/deka-flexi-instance/details-instance/detach-interface.md) and[ storage deletion](/guidance-for-individual/deka-flexi/deka-volume-storage/delete-storage.md) process can be performed on the following page.

{% hint style="info" %}
Before deleting the Instance, users must first detach any attached resources and delete the associated storage.
{% endhint %}

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* Deleted VM instance data no longer appears in the instance list.

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