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Removing Backups from External Repository

If you want to remove backups from external repositories, you can use the Delete from disk operation.

Consider the following:

Data will be removed from the Veeam Backup & Replication console, configuration database and associated object storage repository.
Data cannot be removed if the maintenance job is in progress.
Data cannot be removed if at least one restore session of external repository data is in progress.
Ownership is not required to remove data from external repositories.

To remove backups from an external repository, do the following:

Open the Home view.
In the inventory pane, expand the Backups node and click External Repository.
In the working area, select a backup or a separate instance or VM in the backup and click Remove from > Disk on the ribbon.

Alternatively, you can right-click a backup or an instance and select Delete from disk.