d. Delete the detached Volume

Now that a Snapshot has been taken of the volume, we will delete the volume itself.

  1. In the left Navigation pane click on Volumes under the Elastic Block Store section to view all the volumes.

AWS Management Console

  1. Click on Actions and select Delete Volume.

AWS Management Console

  1. On the Delete Volume dialog click on Delete to confirm the delete. The EBS Volume will now be deleted. This volume no longer exists on AWS, and you will no longer be charged for it.