Merge pull request #311810 from rachelhuhmsoft/docs-editor/soft-delete-vs-versioning-opti-1771021123

Update soft-delete-vs-versioning-options.md

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/storage/blobs/soft-delete-vs-versioning-options.md

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ Enable soft delete if:
 * A soft-deleted blob is created for every delete operation. Each soft-deleted blob is billed at the full size of the blob at the time of the operation.
 * Avoid exceeding **1,000 soft-deleted snapshots per blob** during the retention period to prevent performance degradation during blob listing operations.
 * Retention is limited to **a maximum of 365 days**.
-* If soft delete is enabled, there is no way to permanently delete until the soft delete retention expires. All deletes are "soft" and when the retention period expires, the soft-deleted blob is permanently deleted.
+* If soft delete is enabled, deleted blobs, snapshots, and versions are retained for the configured soft delete retention period. If the Permanent Delete feature is enabled, soft-deleted snapshots and versions can be permanently deleted before the retention period ends. After the retention period expires, any remaining soft-deleted data is automatically and permanently deleted.
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 * If soft delete is disabled, all deletes are permanent, but the existing soft-deleted data are retained until the retention period expires.
 * The contents of soft-deleted blobs are not accessible via Read APIs. To access the data, you must first undelete the blob.  
 
@@ -122,3 +123,4 @@ Enabling soft delete or versioning for frequently overwritten data might result
 
 * [Blob versioning](versioning-overview.md)
 * [Soft delete for blobs](./soft-delete-blob-overview.md)
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