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When you attempt to delete a virtual server instance with an attached volume that is being resized, the volume remains in an updating state and can't be deleted. {: tsSymptoms}
When initiated the deletion of your virtual server instance either manually or by auto-delete, the volume was being resized. The running operation can't complete, so the status of the volume is shown as updating and the volume isn't deleted with the instance. {: tsCauses}
A volume must be in an available state for operations such as attach, detach, delete. When you are expanding a volume, wait for the volume resize to complete before you initiate any other operations. If you try to delete a volume that's resizing, the volume remains in an updating state and is not deleted with the instance. To delete the volume, reattach the volume to a different instance, and make sure that the resizing is complete (volume status becomes available), and then delete the volume. {: tsResolve}