Cannot Find AMI using the Snapshot I Want to Delete

Question

The snapshot i want to delete keeps showing "snap-01dc799b10f3680ca: The snapshot snap-01dc799b10f3680ca is currently in use by ami-044643000f9620b07". However, i checked ALL the regions, i cannot find ANY AMI even existing. Nothing in my recycle bin too. How can i solve this?

Accepted Answer

Hello.

Can you find the target AMI with the following command?  
```
aws ec2 describe-images --owners your-aws-account-id --image-ids ami-044643000f9620b07
```

If you find it, try unregistering it using the command below.  
```
aws ec2 deregister-image --image-id ami-044643000f9620b07
```

Answer

Hello,

I request you to please review the below article -

**[Why do I get an error "The snapshot is currently in use by AMI" when I try to delete an EBS snapshot, even though there is no AMI on the account?](https://repost.aws/articles/ARcOiSQa0QRxeImuPWRv3_qQ/why-do-i-get-an-error-the-snapshot-is-currently-in-use-by-ami-when-i-try-to-delete-an-ebs-snapshot-even-though-there-is-no-ami-on-the-account)**

Thank you.

Cannot Find AMI using the Snapshot I Want to Delete

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