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To create a storage account:
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1. In the left menu, select **+** to create a resource.
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2. In the search box, enter **storage account**, select **Storage account - blob, file, table, queue**, and then select **Create**.
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1. In the search box, enter **storage account**, select **Storage account - blob, file, table, queue**, and then select **Create**.
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3. 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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4. In **Deployment model**, leave the default value of **Resource Manager**. To learn more about the differences between Azure Resource Manager and the classic deployment model, see [Understand deployment models and the state of your resources](../articles/azure-resource-manager/management/deployment-models.md).
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5. In **Account kind**, select **StorageV2**. To learn more about the different kinds of storage accounts, see [Understand Azure storage accounts](../articles/storage/common/storage-account-options.md?toc=%2fazure%2fstorage%2ffiles%2ftoc.json).
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6. In **Performance**, keep the default value of **Standard storage**. Azure Files currently supports only standard storage; even if you select Azure Premium Storage, your file share is stored in standard storage.
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7. In **Replication**, select **Locally redundant storage (LRS)**.
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8. In **Secure transfer required**, we recommend that you always select **Enabled**. To learn more about this option, see [Understand encryption in-transit](../articles/storage/common/storage-require-secure-transfer.md?toc=%2fazure%2fstorage%2ffiles%2ftoc.json).
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9. 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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10. In **Resource group**, select **Create new**. For the name, enter *myResourceGroup*.
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11. In **Location**, select **East US**.
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12. In **Virtual networks**, leave the default option as **Disabled**.
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13. To make the storage account easier to find, select **Pin to dashboard**.
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14. When you're finished, select **Create** to start the deployment.
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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. In **Deployment model**, leave the default value of **Resource Manager**. To learn more about the differences between Azure Resource Manager and the classic deployment model, see [Understand deployment models and the state of your resources](../articles/azure-resource-manager/management/deployment-models.md).
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1. In **Performance**, keep the default value of **Standard**.
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> [!NOTE]
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> This quickstart creates a standard file share but, if you wanted to use premium file shares, select **Premium** instead.
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1. In **Account kind**, select **StorageV2**. To learn more about the different kinds of storage accounts, see [Understand Azure storage accounts](../articles/storage/common/storage-account-options.md?toc=%2fazure%2fstorage%2ffiles%2ftoc.json).
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> [!NOTE]
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> This quickstart creates a general-purpose v2 account. If you wanted to use premium file shares, select **FileStorage** instead.
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1. In **Replication**, select **Locally redundant storage (LRS)**.
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1. In **Secure transfer required**, we recommend that you always select **Enabled**. To learn more about this option, see [Understand encryption in-transit](../articles/storage/common/storage-require-secure-transfer.md?toc=%2fazure%2fstorage%2ffiles%2ftoc.json).
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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. In **Virtual networks**, leave the default option as **Disabled**.
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1. To make the storage account easier to find, select **Pin to dashboard**.
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1. When you're finished, select **Create** to start the deployment.
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