Deleting backups - Amazon FSx for Windows File Server
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Deleting backups

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. You can't delete backups taken by Amazon Backup, which have type Amazon Backup, in the Amazon FSx console, CLI, or API.

To delete a backup (console)

  1. Open the Amazon FSx console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/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.