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Unable To Delete Resource Group

Kenneth Gant 20 Reputation points
2025-07-29T05:34:24.06+00:00

Hello,

I'm trying to delete a Resource Group but get error DeleteCollectionFailedResourcesExists with the following message:

Deletion of move collection is not allowed when there are move resources present in it. Possible Causes: The move collection has move resources present in it. Recommended Action: In Portal open 'Azure Resource Mover' > Across regions > Select SubscriptionId: [redacted], Source Region: centralus, Target Region: eastus > delete all the resources, and then retry deleting the Resource group. For PowerShell please use remove resource cmdlet and delete all resources and then try deleting move collection or resource group. Please follow documentation https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2145903.

When I go to Azure Resource Mover, I am not able to see any resources, even when I click the Show hidden types checkbox.

When I check the Resource Group itself, I am able to select resource name MoveCollection-cus-eus-eus2, but when I try to delete it, I get the following error details:

MoveCollection-cus-eus-eus2: Deletion of move collection is not allowed when there are move resources present in it.

I got the same error through PowerShell:

PS C:\Users\[redacted]> Get-AzResource -ResourceGroupName "ResourceMoverRG-centralus-eastus-eus2" | Remove-AzResource -Force
Remove-AzResource : DeleteCollectionFailedResourcesExists : Deletion of move collection is not allowed when there are
move resources present in it.
      Possible Causes: The move collection has move resources present in it.
      Recommended Action: In Portal open 'Azure Resource Mover' > Across regions > Select SubscriptionId:
[redacted], Source Region: centralus, Target Region: eastus > delete all the resources, and
then retry deleting the Resource group.
      For PowerShell please use remove resource cmdlet and delete all resources and then try deleting move collection
or resource group. Please follow documentation  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2145903.
CorrelationId: 753a4ddf-8a3a-486e-8449-ca45fcdf933f
At line:1 char:77
+ ... me "ResourceMoverRG-centralus-eastus-eus2" | Remove-AzResource -Force
+                                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [Remove-AzResource], ErrorResponseMessageException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Cmdlets.Implementation.RemoveAzureResourceCmdle
   t

Is anyone able to please help me delete this Resource Group?

Many thanks,

Kenneth

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Azure Resource Mover
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  1. Bharath Y P 155 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-07-30T11:58:06.8666667+00:00

    Hello Kenneth Gant,

    You’re trying to delete a Resource Group that contains a Move Collection (MoveCollection-cus-eus-eus2). When you try to delete the Move Collection (or the Resource Group). However, the Azure Resource Mover in the Portal shows no resources (even with "Show hidden types" enabled), but you can see the Move Collection Resource in the Resource Group, but you are unable to delete. 

    Azure Resource Mover uses a Move Collection to group resources when you move them across regions. Sometimes, if a move is aborted, incomplete, or failed, Azure does not correctly clean up the Move Resources inside the Move Collection. 

     

    You can use PowerShell to get the remove the resource from the collection 

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resource-mover/remove-move-resources#remove-a-collection-using-powershell 

      

    1. First, try to get details of all the resources in the Move collection. 
    Get-AzResourceMoverMoveResource -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -MoveCollectionName "MoveCollectionName" 

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.resourcemover/get-azresourcemovermoveresource?view=azps-14.2.0 

    1. If you are able to identify the move collection resource name in the list, you can remove the resource using the name 
    Remove-AzResourceMoverMoveResource -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -MoveCollectionName "MoveCollectionName" -Name "ResourceName" 

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.resourcemover/remove-azresourcemovermoveresource?view=azps-14.2.0 

    1. Then try to delete the Resource Group. 

    I hope these helps to resolve your issue. Let us know if you have any further questions or need additional assistance.

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  1. Kenneth Gant 20 Reputation points
    2025-08-06T15:26:00.2233333+00:00

    Hey Bharath,

    Many thanks for your expertise, this worked and your explanation was well-written.

    Thanks again,
    Kenneth

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