# Stopping Sharing Images

#### Scenarios

You can stop sharing images. After you stop sharing an image:

- The image will be invisible to the recipient on the management console and no data will be returned when the recipient query the image through an API.
- The recipient cannot use the image to create an ECS or EVS disk, or change the OS of an ECS.
- The recipient cannot reinstall the OS of the ECSs created from the shared image or create instances identical with these ECSs.

#### Prerequisites

You have shared private images with others.

#### Procedure

1. Access the IMS console.
   1. Log in to the management console.
   2. Under Compute, click Image Management Service.

      The IMS console is displayed.

2. Click the Private Images tab.
3. Locate the row that contains the private image that you no longer want to share, and choose More > Share in the Operation column.
4. In the Share Image dialog box, click the Stop Sharing tab.
5. Select the project ID that you want to stop image sharing and click OK.

Parent topic: Sharing Images