Once you have fully set up VM Backup V9 and have built a healthy backup data set consisting of V9 backups if you wish to delete your V8 backups to free up space, you can follow the instructions below.
Before deleting any backup data sets, it is important to be able to distinguish what the VM Backup folders represent:
- AltaroV7 = Local backup set
- AltaroV7S = Offsite backup set
- AltaroV7R = Replicated VM data
The following steps indicate how to delete your local V8 backup data set, however, the same steps and procedure apply to local backups going to network paths, offsite (Offsite Backup Server, Network Paths, Drive Rotation), and replication backups.
Deleting V8 Backup / Replica data sets
Note: The same steps apply for your offsite backups [AltaroV7S] and replication [AltaroV7R]
- Browse to the backup location via File Explorer
- Open the parent folder to locate the [AltaroV7] folder. Before proceeding, ensure that there isn't a [VMB9] folder located in the AltaroV7 one.
- Right-click and select [Delete] to remove the local V8 backup data set
Deleting V8 Cloud backup data sets
Wasabi Cloud Storage
- Open the Wasabi Explorer and browse to the [Buckets] tab
- Within the Bucket you holding your V8 backups, you can check the objects similar to the below screenshot. All V9 backups are stored in the VMB9 folder. Then click on the 3 Dots and then [Delete]
Azure Storage Account
- Log into your Microsoft Azure account and browse to [Storage Browser] > [Blob Containers]
- Within the Storage browser, you can check the objects similar to the below screenshot. All V9 backups are stored in the vmb-v9 folder. Select the relevant items and then [Delete]
Amazon S3
- Log into your Amazon S3 account and browse to [Buckets], and select the relevant bucket.
- Within the Bucket you holding your V8 backups, you can check the objects similar to the below screenshot. All V9 backups are stored in the VMB9 folder. Select the relevant items and then [Delete]