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Deleting a Manual Backup

Scenarios

You can delete manual backups to release storage space.

Deleted manual backups cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
  3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backup Management. On the displayed page, locate the target manual backup to be deleted and choose More > Delete in the Operation column.

    The following backups cannot be deleted:

    • Automated backups
    • Backups that are being restored
    • Backups that are being replicated

  5. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.
  6. If you have enabled the operation protection function, click Send Code in the displayed Identify Verification dialog box and enter the obtained verification code. Then, click OK.

    Two-factor authentication is required to improve the security of your account and cloud product. For details about how to enable operation protection, see the Identity and Access Management User Guide.

Parent topic: Backups and Restorations