View and change access tiers for blobs and file shares of Azure storage account

In this article, we will discuss how to view and change access tiers for blobs and file shares in your Azure Storage account.

View Access Tiers for Blobs and File Shares

To view the access tiers for blobs and file shares in your Azure Storage account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com/) and navigate to your storage account.
2. Click on the “Blobs” or “File shares” option in the left-hand navigation pane.
3. You will see a list of all your blobs or file shares. For each item, you can view the access tier by looking at the “Access tier” column.

The access tier for blobs and file shares can be set to Hot, Cool, or Archive. Hot access tier is the default tier and provides the best performance, while the Cool access tier provides lower-cost storage for infrequently accessed data. The Archive access tier provides the lowest-cost storage for rarely accessed data that must be stored for a long time.

Change Access Tiers for Blobs and File Shares

To change the access tiers for blobs and file shares in your Azure Storage account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com/) and navigate to your storage account.
2. Click on the “Blobs” or “File shares” option in the left-hand navigation pane.
3. Select the blobs or file shares that you want to change the access tier for.
4. Click on the “Change tier” option in the top navigation menu.
5. Select the new access tier that you want to set for the selected blobs or file shares.
6. Click the “Change tier” button to save your changes.

Note that changing the access tier for blobs and file shares may take some time to complete, depending on the amount of data being moved and the performance of your storage account.

Azure Storage provides different access tiers for blobs and file shares, which allow you to manage the cost and performance of your data storage. You can view the access tier for each item in your storage account by looking at the “Access tier” column. To change the access tier for blobs and file shares, you can select the items you want to change and use the “Change tier” option in the top navigation menu. By using the appropriate access tiers for your data, you can optimize your storage costs and ensure that your data is stored and accessed efficiently.