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Deleting Snapshot copies
You can delete a Snapshot copy to conserve space or free disk space, or you can delete the Snapshot copy if it is no longer required. If you want to delete a Snapshot copy that is busy or locked, then you have to release the Snapshot copy from the application that is using it.
About this task 
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You cannot delete the base Snapshot copy in a parent volume if a FlexClone volume is using that Snapshot copy.
The base Snapshot copy is the Snapshot copy that is used to create the FlexClone volume, and always displays the status "busy" and application dependency as "busy,vclone" in the parent volume.
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You cannot delete a Snapshot copy that is used by a SnapMirror relationship .
The Snapshot copy is required for the next update.
For more information about deleting busy Snapshot copies, see the Data ONTAP Data Protection Online Backup and Recovery Guide for 7-Mode for your version of Data ONTAP.
Steps 
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From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.
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In the navigation pane, click Storage > Volumes.
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Select the appropriate volume that contains the Snapshot copy you want to delete.
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Click Snapshot Copies in the lower pane of the Volumes window.
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In the lower window pane, select the Snapshot copy that you want to delete.
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Click Delete.
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Select the confirmation check box and click Delete.
Related reference 
Volumes window

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