Deleting restore points

Restore points can be deleted automatically or manually depending on how they were generated.

• Restore points generated by automatic execution are kept according to the retention policy. The restore points exceeding the retention range will be deleted automatically. Also, you can delete them manually.
• Restore points generated by manual execution are kept permanently by default. You can only delete them manually.

Note:

When you manually delete restore points, consider the following:

• If the restore point is generated by a full backup, all incremental restore points that depend on this restore point will be deleted together with the selected restore point.
• If the restore point is generated by an incremental backup, the full and incremental restore points it depends on and all incremental restore points that depend on it will be deleted with the selected restore point.

Prerequisites

When manually deleting restore points, ensure that there are no ongoing backup or restore jobs related to these restore points.

Procedure

1. On the Backup & DR page, click Backup plan and select a backup plan to enter its details page.

2. Select VM restore point, click the virtual machine name and delete the restore point in the following ways.

   • Click the ... to the right of a restore point, select Delete to delete that restore point.

   • Check the checkbox to the left of the restore point, click Delete in the upper right corner to delete one or multiple restore points.

   • Click the ... on the right side of the page, select Delete all recovery points to delete all restore points for that virtual machine.

3. Click Delete restore point.