title: CloudBlobContainer.BreakLeaseAsync vs ReleaseLeaseAsync
body: <p>What is the difference between these two methods?</p>
  <p>CloudBlobContainer.BreakLeaseAsync Method</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Initiates an asynchronous operation that breaks the lease on this container.</li>
  </ul>
  <p>CloudBlobContainer.ReleaseLeaseAsync Method</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Initiates an asynchronous operation that releases the lease on this container.</li>
  </ul>
  <p>What is the difference between breaking and releasing the lease?</p>
  <p>I've included the descriptions from this article: <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.azure.storage.blob.cloudblobcontainer?view=azure-dotnet-legacy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.azure.storage.blob.cloudblobcontainer?view=azure-dotnet-legacy</a></p>