Unmount file storage from dedicated and cloud server

Last update: April 07 2025

Unmount file storage from dedicated and cloud server

The process of unmounting file storage from the server depends on the storage protocol: NFSv4 or CIFS SMBv3.

Unmount storage with NFSv4 protocol⁠

Linux

1. Connect to the cloud server or to a dedicated server to which the file storage is mounted.

2. Unmount the file storage:

   umount <path>

   Specify <path> — path to the folder to which the file storage was mounted, e.g. /mnt/nfs.

Windows

To work with file storage from Windows, we recommend using file storage with CIFS protocol. If you want to mount the storage with NFSv4 protocol, install and use a client that supports this protocol, and then mount the file storage. To mount the file storage, refer to the documentation of the selected client.

The file storage works only with an NFS client of NFSv4 version. By default, Windows supports NFSv2 and NFSv3 NFS clients. Read more about NFS versions in the article NFS Review Microsoft documentation.

If you used a third-party client that supports NFSv4 to mount the storage, refer to the documentation of the selected client to unmount the file storage.

Unmount storage with CIFS SMBv3 protocol⁠

Linux

1. Connect to the cloud server or to a dedicated server to which the file storage is mounted.

2. Unmount the file storage:

   umount <path>

   Specify <path> — path to the folder to which the file storage was mounted, e.g. /mnt/cifs.

Windows

1. Connect to the cloud server or to a dedicated server to which the file storage is mounted.

2. Unmount the file storage:

   net use X: /delete