Deleting Backup Jobs

You can permanently delete a backup job from the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database if you no longer need it. When you delete a job, backups created by this job are displayed under the Backups > Disk (Orphaned) node in the Home view of the Veeam Backup & Replication console.

To delete a backup job, do the following:

  1. Open the Home view.
  2. In the inventory pane, navigate to the Jobs > Backup node.
  3. In the working area, select the job and click Delete on the ribbon or right-click the job and select Delete.

After the job is deleted, the backups created by this job are displayed under the Backups > Disk (Orphaned) node.

Tip

If you want to delete backup files as well, follow the instructions provided in section Deleting Backups.

Deleting Backup Jobs

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