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Deleting backups and backup copies

If necessary, you can manually delete backups, imported backup copies, and hot backup copies from the appliance. Deleting a full backup or backup copy also deletes any associated incrementals and differentials in the backup group. For details, see Backup groups.

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Deleting a single cold backup copy from the target media is not supported. Instead you must erase or prepare the target, which removes all backup copies stored on the media. For details, see one of the following:

To prepare tapes for use with an autochanger device for tape autochanger targets.
To initialize and erase cold backup copy media for all other cold backup copy targets, including tape drive devices that do not have an autochanger.

See the following procedures to delete backups and backup copies: