Azure Databricks workspace stuck in “Deleting” for 4 days and still incurring charges

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Azure Databricks workspace stuck in “Deleting” for 4 days and still incurring charges

Charley 20

My Azure Databricks workspace has been stuck in Deleting for 4 days, and I need help.

Problem

I started deleting the Azure Databricks workspace from the Azure portal.
The workspace has remained in Deleting state for 4 days.
I can no longer launch the workspace because the Launch Workspace button is gone.
I cannot cancel the deletion.
I am still being charged about $2 per day while it is stuck deleting.

What I already tried

Refreshed the Azure portal many times

Checked Activity Log

Tried Azure CLI deletion again, but got:
- ApplianceBeingDeleted
- “The operation cannot be performed on the appliance ‘databricks’ because it is being deleted”

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Answer 1

Hi @Charley
We identified that the workspace deletion was getting stuck due to a backend issue where the delete operation was not completing successfully. Our internal team reset the workspace state from “Deleting” to “Failed”, which allowed the deletion process to be retried.

After that, the workspace was successfully deleted.

If anyone else runs into a similar issue where the workspace stays in Deleting for a long time and force delete does not work, the recommended approach is:

Wait for backend validation
Reset the state (via support)
Retry deletion

Thanks again for your cooperation!

If the issue persists, please share the error details and we’ll be happy to assist further.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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Answer 2

Pradeep Kommaraju 1,170 Microsoft Employee Moderator

Hello **Charley ,

**Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q and A Forums,

Generally, you can’t cancel or fix this fully yourself once backend deletion is stuck → Microsoft support must force-clean it.

Things to do :

Check for Resource Locks & Remove if present.
1. az lock list --resource-group <rg-name>
Sometimes backend cleanup retries take time (but 4 days = abnormal) ,
Raise Microsoft Support Ticket Category: Azure Databricks → Workspace Management Mention: Stuck in Deleting > 4 days | Error: ApplianceBeingDeleted | Still incurring charges
Billing note: Ask support for refund/credit for stuck deletion period—they usually approve.

Hope this was helpful , Do get back if you have any follow up questions and don't forget to Accept the answer if this was helpful .

Pilladi Padma Sai Manisha 6,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-17T20:07:31.6466667+00:00

Hi
Following up to see if the below answer was helpful. If this answers your query, do click Accept Answer and Yes for was this answer helpful. And, if you have any further query do let us know
Charley 20 Reputation points

2026-03-17T20:26:26.43+00:00

Thank you for your response. I appreciate your suggestions, but unfortunately they have not resolved the issue in my case.

I already checked for resource locks, and az lock list --resource-group <> returned [], so there are no locks blocking the deletion.

The workspace is still stuck in Deleting, I still cannot launch it or cancel the deletion, and charges are still continuing. At this point, the problem remains unchanged, so the suggested steps did not actually fix it.

I have already opened a support ticket 2 days ago, but I have not received any reply yet. Since the workspace has now been stuck for several days and is still incurring charges, I would appreciate any more specific guidance on how to get this escalated or how to reach the correct Microsoft team to force-complete the backend cleanup.

Thank you.
Pilladi Padma Sai Manisha 6,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-17T20:37:12.4133333+00:00

Hi
Could you please SR number in private message
Charley 20 Reputation points

2026-03-25T17:16:16.12+00:00

Hi Pilladi Padma Sai Manisha, I’m following up on my case to ask whether there has been any progress.

The Azure Databricks workspace is still stuck in Deleting, I still cannot access it, and charges are continuing while the issue remains unresolved. Since this has already been ongoing for more than 1 week, could you please check the current status and let me know whether the case has been escalated or assigned to the appropriate team?

Thank you very much.

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