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Explicitly deleting individual backup copies

You can delete an individual backup copies.

About this task

If you select the Retain up-to-the-minute restore ability for older backups in other backup management groups option, transaction logs are deleted only from this backup management group; transaction logs are not deleted from other backup management groups. If you clear this option, transaction logs are deleted from other backup management groups as well.

Steps

  1. In the Scope pane, Select Restore.
  2. Select the Storage Group in which the backup copy resides.
  3. Click Delete in the Actions pane.
  4. In the Delete Single Backup window, select the backup copies that you want to delete.
  5. Review the list of backup copies that share the Snapshot copy you want to delete, because all of these backup copies are deleted simultaneously.
  6. If you want to retain up-to-the-minute restore ability for older backups in other backup management groups, select Retain up-to-the-minute restore ability for older backups in other backup management groups.
  7. Click OK.
Related concepts
Option to retain up-to-the-minute restore ability