# Deleting a Virtual Drive

You can delete virtual drives on a controller to reuse that space for new virtual drives.
caution: All data on a virtual drive is lost when you delete it. Make sure to back up the data before you delete a virtual drive.

Perform the following steps to delete a virtual drive.

1. Navigate to the Controller dashboard, click a drive group name (for example, DG_1), then click the icon that corresponds to a drive group to display its contents.
   The virtual drives and physical drives associated with the selected drive group appear.
2. Click the virtual drive that you want to delete.
3. Select Actions > Delete.
   A confirmation dialog appears.
4. Select Confirm and click Yes, Delete to proceed with the delete operation.
   A message appears confirming that the virtual drive is deleted successfully.
   Note: You cannot delete operating system drives. If you try to do so, an error message appears.