As part of our ongoing efforts to streamline the Azure Storage portfolio and deliver enhanced performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, we are announcing the retirement of all General purpose v1 (GPv1) storage accounts. This includes legacy blob storage and Files accounts configurations.
October 1st, 2025: Public announcement.
2026 Q1, blocking of new account creation
October 13th, 2026: Final retirement. All remaining GPv1 accounts will be transitioned to GPv2.
The following account types will be retired:
General purpose v1 (GPv1) storage accounts (all redundancy options)
Legacy blob storage accounts.
Files storage accounts hosted on GPv1.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to General Purpose v2 (GPv2) or specialized alternatives such as BlockBlobStorage or FileStorage, depending on workload requirements.
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