How to Delete a Virtual Machine in Proxmox

Here is what you need to do to delete a VM in proxmox.

1) log in to Proxmox.

2) Find the VM you need to delete.

3) Shutdown the VM

When it asks for confirmation, press “Yes”

4) After VM is stopped, click on the “More” button. You will see the option to remove the Virtual machine.

It will ask for deletion confirmation. You must enter VM ID and click the “Remove” button to delete the virtual machine.

Delete a VM using command line

First, stop the Virtual machine

Then delete the VM with

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