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When a storage group with cloud snapshots is deleted from the array, the cloud snapshots are preserved until their expiration date. These storage groups are known as orphaned storage groups. They are visible in the Cloud Storage Groups page found from the Cloud Mobility Dashboard as seen in Figure 23.
The cloud snapshots for orphaned storage groups can be recovered back to the original or new PowerMax, or through the Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage on AWS or VMware for the length of their retention dates. More details about Cloud Mobility for Storage and recovering data on AWS or VMware are found in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage (VMware and AWS) and in the Cloud Mobility for Storage Guide.