qm-delsnapshot
Delete Proxmox VM snapshots
TLDR
Delete a snapshot
$ qm delsnapshot 100 snapshot_name
Force delete from configuration (even if disk removal fails)$ qm delsnapshot 100 snapshot_name --force 1
SYNOPSIS
qm delsnapshot vmid snapname [options]
DESCRIPTION
qm delsnapshot deletes virtual machine snapshots in Proxmox VE. Snapshots capture the VM state at a point in time and can be removed when no longer needed to reclaim storage space.The force option allows removing snapshot references from configuration even if the underlying disk snapshot cannot be deleted.
PARAMETERS
--force boolean
Force removal from config file, even if removing disk snapshots fails
CAVEATS
Deleting snapshots is irreversible. Ensure the snapshot is no longer needed before deletion. Force deletion may leave orphaned disk data.
HISTORY
Part of Proxmox VE QEMU/KVM management tools for virtual machine administration.
SEE ALSO
qm(1), qm-snapshot(1), qm-listsnapshot(1), qm-rollback(1)
