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Warning: Be careful about which recovery points you choose to delete. You could
inadvertently lose data. For example, you create a new document, which is captured
in the third recovery point in a recovery point set. You then accidentally delete
the file, which is captured by the fourth recovery point. If you delete the third
recovery point, you permanently lose the version of the file that was backed up.
If you are unsure, you should explore the contents of a recovery point before you
delete it.
See
“Opening and restoring files within a recovery point” on page 165.
You can manually select which recovery points to remove, if you know which
recovery points that you want to keep within a set.
See “Cleaning up old recovery points” on page 174.
To delete recovery points within a set
1
On the View menu, click Tools.
2
Click Manage Backup Destination.
3
In the Recovery Point Sets table, select the recovery point set that contains
recovery points that you want to delete.
The recovery point set you select should have more than one set associated
with it. For example, a recovery point set that contains more than one recovery
point may appear as "4 Recovery Points" in the table.
4
In the ManageBackup Destination window, on the Tasks menu, click Delete.
5
Do one of the following:
■ To automatically delete all but the first and last recovery point in the set,
click Automatic.
■ To manually select which recovery points in the set to delete, click Manual,
and then select the recovery points you want to delete.
■ To delete all the recovery points in the set you selected, click Delete all
recovery points in the set.
6
Click OK.
See
“Deleting a recovery point set” on page 175.
See “Making copies of recovery points” on page 177.
See
“About exploring recovery points” on page 163.
Managing backup destinations
Deleting recovery points within a set
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