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Deleting backups

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Deleting backups - Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

You can delete any user-initiated and automatic daily backups of your file system using the Amazon FSx console, CLI, or API, described in the following procedures. For deleting backups taken by AWS Backup, which have type of AWS Backup, you must use the the AWS Backup console, CLI, or API. Deleting a backup is a permanent, unrecoverable action. Any data in a deleted backup is also deleted. Do not delete a backup unless you're sure you won't need that backup again in the future.

To delete a backup (console)
  1. Open the Amazon FSx console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/fsx/.

  2. From the console dashboard, choose Backups from the left side navigation.

  3. Choose the backup that you want to delete from the Backups table, and then choose Delete backup.

  4. In the Delete backups dialog box that opens, confirm that the ID of the backup identifies the backup that you want to delete.

  5. Confirm that the check box is checked for the backup that you want to delete.

  6. Choose Delete backups.

Your backup and all included data are now permanently and unrecoverably deleted.

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