How to selectively delete backed-up data

Requirement

You want to remove data within a backup set backed up to the cloud, but you don’t want to remove the entire backup set.

Example 1: You have deleted the data from your source device.

After the backup next runs, the corresponding backed-up data will be moved into the backup’s retention area. It will be purged according to your retention settings.

Example 2: You have deselected some data from your backup source.

The backed-up data will remain in the cloud and must be manually deleted.


How to manually delete backed-up data from the cloud

Go into Utilities \ Delete Backup Data.

Select the respective backup job and destination if you want to delete only some of the backed-up data.

Select the folders you want to remove and click Delete.

This data will be purged immediately from the destination and cannot be recovered.


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Ahsay v9, delete ahsay data