# Deleting an RDS Custom for SQL Server snapshot
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You can delete DB snapshots managed by RDS Custom for SQL Server when you no longer need them. The deletion procedure is the same for both Amazon RDS and RDS Custom DB instances.

The Amazon EBS snapshots for the binary and root volumes remain in your account for a longer time because they might be linked to some instances running in your account or to other RDS Custom for SQL Server snapshots. These EBS snapshots are automatically deleted after they're no longer related to any existing RDS Custom for SQL Server resources (DB instances or backups).

## Console
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**To delete a snapshot of an RDS Custom DB instance**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Snapshots**.

1. Choose the DB snapshot that you want to delete.

1. For **Actions**, choose **Delete snapshot**.

1. Choose **Delete** on the confirmation page.

## AWS CLI
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To delete an RDS Custom snapshot, use the AWS CLI command [delete-db-snapshot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/delete-db-snapshot.html).

The following option is required:
+ `--db-snapshot-identifier` – The snapshot to be deleted

The following example deletes the `my-custom-snapshot` DB snapshot.

**Example**  
For Linux, macOS, or Unix:  

```
1. aws rds delete-db-snapshot \  
2.   --db-snapshot-identifier my-custom-snapshot
```
For Windows:  

```
1. aws rds delete-db-snapshot ^
2.   --db-snapshot-identifier my-custom-snapshot
```