How to remove an instance
See also: Instance
This guide demonstrates how to remove an instance, either temporarily or permanently.
Move an instance to the recycle bin
To mark an instance as deleted, run:
multipass delete keen-yak
Now, if you run multipass list to list the instances, you will see that it is actually just marked for deletion (or to put it in other words, moved to the recycle bin):
Name State IPv4 Release
keen-yak DELETED -- Not Available
You can move all instances to the recycle bin at once using the --all option:
multipass delete --all
Instances that have been marked as deleted can later be recovered; for example:
multipass recover keen-yak
If you try multipass list again, you’ll see that the instance is no longer marked for deletion:
Name State IPv4 Release
keen-yak STOPPED -- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Remove an instance permanently
If you want to get rid of all instances in Deleted status for good, you can purge them:
multipass delete keen-yak
multipass purge
The purge command does not take an argument. It will permanently remove all instances marked as Deleted.
You can also use the --purge option to permanently delete an instance in a single command; for example:
multipass delete --purge keen-yak
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