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title: storage-files-create-storage-account-portal
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description: Create a storage account for Azure Files.
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description: Create a storage account for Azure Files using the Azure portal.
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services: storage
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author: wmgries
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ms.service: storage
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ms.subservice: files
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ms.topic: include
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ms.date: 04/15/2021
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ms.date: 04/01/2022
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ms.author: wgries
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ms.custom: include file
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A storage account is a shared pool of storage in which you can deploy an Azure file share or other storage resources, such as blobs or queues. A storage account can contain an unlimited number of shares. A share can store an unlimited number of files, up to the capacity limits of the storage account.
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To create a storage account:
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To create a storage account using the Azure portal:
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1. Under **Azure services**, select **+** to create a resource.
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1. Select **Storage account** to create a storage account.
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:::image type="content" source="../articles/storage/files/media/storage-how-to-use-files-portal/create-storage-account-1.png" alt-text="A screenshot of the storage account option in the create a resource blade." lightbox="../articles/storage/files/media/storage-how-to-use-files-portal/create-storage-account-1.png":::
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1. In **Name**, enter *mystorageacct* followed by a few random numbers, until you see a green check mark that indicates that it's a unique name. A storage account name must be all lowercase and globally unique. Make a note of your storage account name. You will use it later.
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1. Under **Project details**, select the Azure subscription in which to create the storage account. If you have only one subscription, it should be the default.
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1. Select **Create new** to create a new resource group. For the name, enter *myResourceGroup*.
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1. Under **Instance details**, provide a name for the storage account such as *mystorageacct* followed by a few random numbers to make it a globally unique name. A storage account name must be all lowercase and numbers, and must be between 3 and 24 characters. Make a note of your storage account name. You will use it later.
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1. In **Region**, select **East US**.
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1. In **Performance**, keep the default value of **Standard**.
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1. In **Replication**, select **Locally redundant storage (LRS)**.
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1. In **Subscription**, select the subscription that was used to create the storage account. If you have only one subscription, it should be the default.
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1. In **Resource group**, select **Create new**. For the name, enter *myResourceGroup*.
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1. In **Location**, select **East US**.
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1. When you're finished, select **Create** to start the deployment.
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1. In **Redundancy**, select **Locally redundant storage (LRS)**.
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:::image type="content" source="../articles/storage/files/media/storage-how-to-use-files-portal/create-storage-account-2.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to enter the project and instance details for a storage account using the Azure portal." lightbox="../articles/storage/files/media/storage-how-to-use-files-portal/create-storage-account-2.png":::
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1. Select **Review + Create** to review your settings and create the storage account.
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1. When you see the **Validation passed** notification, select **Create**. You should see a notification that deployment is in progress.

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