Deleting a Manual Backup

Scenarios

You can delete manual backups to free up backup storage.

Constraints

• Deleted manual backups cannot be recovered.
• Manual backups that are being created cannot be deleted.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups. On the displayed page, locate the manual backup to be deleted and choose More > Delete in the Operation column.

   To batch delete manual backups, to request required permissions. Then you can select multiple manual backups on the Backups page and click Delete above the backup list to delete them in batches.

   The following backups cannot be deleted:

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

4. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.