# How to Delete a Network File Storage Share

Network File Storage is a fully managed, POSIX-compliant file storage solution built for demanding workloads like AI/ML pipelines, containerized applications, and DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) clusters. It provides scalable, high-throughput shared storage that simplifies storage management for distributed applications.

Deleting a share permanently destroys all data in it. Recovery is not possible. Back up critical data before deleting your NFS share.

## How to Delete a Share Using Automation

## How to Delete a Share Using the DigitalOcean API

1. [Create a personal access token](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/create-personal-access-token/index.html.md) and save it for use with the API.
2. Send a DELETE request to [`https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/nfs/{nfs_id}`](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/digitalocean//index.html.md#operation/nfs_delete).

### cURL

Using cURL:

```shell
curl -X DELETE \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/nfs/{share_id}?region=atl1"
```

## How to Delete a Share Using the Control Panel

To delete a share from the [control panel](https://cloud.digitalocean.com), click **Network File Storage** in the main menu.

On the **Network File Storage** page, find the share you want to delete in the list, then click its **…** menu, then click **Delete**.

In the confirmation window that pops up, enter the name of the share, then click **Delete** to permanently delete the share and all of its data. Deletion is irreversible and recovery is not possible. Back up critical data before deleting your NFS share.