[CASSANDRA-14331] Unable to delete snapshot in Cassandra

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Low
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Consistency/Repair
• Labels: usability
• Severity: Low
• Since Version: 3.1
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Vikas Gupta
• Created: 21/Mar/18 02:49
• Updated: 16/Apr/19 09:29

Description

I'm using Cassandra 3.11 on Windows 10. When I take a snapshot of the
database, I find that I am unable to delete the snapshot directory
while Cassandra is running using command nodetool clearsnapshot. If I stop Cassandra, then I can delete the directory with no problem but this is not a feasible option in production environment. .

Is there a reason why Cassandra must hold onto these files?