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# Delete file systems

Network-attached storage is a file-level storage architecture that makes stored data more accessible to networked devices.

## About this task

See Understanding PowerMax File for storage systems for an overview of PowerMax File.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports PowerMax File.
2. Select Storage > File.
3. Select the FILE SYSTEMS tab.
4. Select a file system and click .

   You are informed that snapshots that are related to the file system are also deleted, if the file system is deleted.

5. Do one of the following:
   - Expand Run In The Background, and click Run In The Background to perform the operation in the background.
   - Expand Run In The Background, and click Add to Job List to add this task to the job list, from which you can schedule or run the task at your convenience. For more information, see Schedule jobs and Preview jobs