Build pipeline does not delete

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Kirsten Greed picture Kirsten Greed · Sep 26, 2018 · Viewed 10.6k times · Source

In the Azure DevOps portal, I select a pipeline, then the [...] menu, then Delete.

I see a message asking:

Are you sure? This action cannot be undone. This will permanently delete the pipeline 'vt3e (1)'. Deletion includes all builds and associated artifacts.

I type in the pipeline name and click OK but the pipeline does not delete.

I have waited some hours.

[Update]

F12 in Chrome shows an error in the console:

ms.vss-build-web.common-library.__y__CePsj5f5zdcIK.min.js:18 Error: One or more builds associated with the requested pipeline(s) are retained by a release. The pipeline(s) and builds will not be deleted

[Update]

I am trying to follow the answer given by David D, but when I go to delete a release I get a message

VS402946: 'Release-8' cannot be deleted as it is currently deployed on stage(s) Stage 1.

[update]

The issue is logged at Microsoft

Answer

David D picture David D · Sep 26, 2018

I was having the same problem and tried different browsers, platforms etc. I found that by removing each release manually under the releases tab, going back to build and then trying to delete the pipeline again worked for me.

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