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How to Find Unattached EBS Volumes in AWS and Delete Them

⚡ Quick answer — copy and run

aws ec2 describe-volumes --filters Name=status,Values=available --query Volumes --output table
1

Make sure you have the AWS CLI configured: aws configure

2

Run the command above. Review the output for resources to clean up.

3

Delete or stop resources that are confirmed idle or unused.

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Unattached EBS volumes continue billing even when no instance is using them. Each volume costs $0.10/GB/month on gp2. A single forgotten 500GB volume costs $50/month — and most accounts have dozens.

⚠ Always verify resources are genuinely unused before deleting. Check with your team — a "stopped" instance may be intentional.

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