qm-destroy

qm destroy vmid [OPTIONS]

qm destroy permanently removes a virtual machine and all associated volumes from Proxmox VE. The operation also removes any VM-specific permissions and firewall rules.The --purge option removes the VMID from backup jobs, replication jobs, and high availability configuration. The --destroy-unreferenced-disks option removes disks that are not referenced in the VM configuration but have a matching VMID across all enabled storages. The --skiplock option bypasses safety locks but requires root privileges.

--destroy-unreferenced-disks boolean

If set, additionally destroy all disks not referenced in the config but with a matching VMID from all enabled storages. Default: 0.

Remove VMID from configurations, like backup and replication jobs and HA.

Ignore locks. Only root is allowed to use this option.

Destruction is permanent and cannot be undone. Ensure backups exist before destroying important VMs. The VMID must be in the range 100-999999999.

Part of Proxmox VE QEMU/KVM management tools for virtual machine administration.

qm(1), qm-create(1), qm-clone(1), qm-stop(1), qm-shutdown(1)