# Step 3: Unmount a File System

If a file system is no longer used and needs to be deleted, you are advised to unmount the file system and then delete it.

#### Prerequisites

Before unmounting a file system, stop the process and the read/write operations.

#### Linux OS

1. Log in to the management console using a cloud account.

   1. Log in to the management console and select a region and a project.
   2. Under Computing, click Elastic Cloud Server to switch to the ECS console.
2. Log in to the ECS.
3. Run the following command:

   umount Local path

   Local path: Local path used to mount the file system on the ECS, for example, /local_path.

   Before running the umount command, stop all read and write operations related to the file system and exit from the local path. Otherwise, the unmounting will fail.

#### Windows OS

1. Log in to the management console using a cloud account.

   1. Log in to the management console and select a region and a project.
   2. Under Computing, click Elastic Cloud Server to switch to the ECS console.
2. Log in to the ECS.
3. Right-click the file system to be unmounted and choose Disconnect.

   Figure 1 Unmounting
4. If the mounted file system does not exist in the network location anymore, the file system is successfully unmounted.

Parent topic: Getting Started