Deleting a Manual Backup

Scenarios

This section describes how to delete manual backups to release the storage space.

Precautions

• Deleted backups cannot be restored. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
• Backups being used to recover instances cannot be deleted.
• To delete manual backups in batches, submit a service ticket.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Document Database Service.
4. Delete a manual backup.

   On the DDS console, you can delete a manual backup using either of the following methods:

   • Method 1:
     1. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups.
     2. On the Backups page, click the Clusters, Replica Sets, or Single Nodes tab.
     3. Locate the manual backup to be deleted and click Delete in the Operation column.
        Figure 1 Deleting a manual backup
        
   • Method 2:
     1. On the Instances page, click the target DB instance.
     2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups & Restorations.
     3. On the Backups & Restorations page, locate the manual backup to be deleted and click Delete.
        Figure 2 Deleting a Manual Backup
        

5. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.