Deleting Backups Using Veeam Backup & Replication Console

You can manually delete backups from Veeam backup repositories using the Veeam Backup & Replication console. You can use the console to delete backups in the following ways:

• Remove backup from the configuration
• Delete backup

Removing Backup from Configuration

If you want to remove records about backups from the Veeam Backup & Replication console and configuration database, you can use the Remove from configuration operation. When you remove a backup from configuration, backup files (.VAB, .VASM, .VACM) remain in the backup repository. You can import the backup later and restore data from it.

To remove a backup from configuration:

1. Open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane, select Backups.
3. In the working area, select the necessary backup.
4. Press and hold the [Ctrl] key, right-click the backup and select Remove from configuration.

Deleting Backup

You can use the Veeam Backup & Replication console to delete backups created with Veeam Plug-in from a Veeam backup repository.

To delete a backup, do the following:

5. In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, open the Home view.
6. In the inventory pane, select Backups.
7. In the working area, right-click the name of the backed-up object and select Delete from disk.