Help Center/ GaussDB/ User Guide/ Data Backup/ Backup Management/ Deleting a Manual Backup of a GaussDB Instance
Updated on 2025-08-18 GMT+08:00

Deleting a Manual Backup of a GaussDB Instance

Scenarios

You can delete manual backups for GaussDB instances to release storage space.

Precautions

  • Deleted manual backups cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
  • Automated backups cannot be manually deleted.
  • Backups that are being restored cannot be deleted.
  • To delete a backup, you must log in to the account that the backup belongs to.
  • Manual backups cannot be deleted for GaussDB single-replica instances of versions earlier than V2.0-3.0.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > GaussDB.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups. On the displayed page, locate the manual backup you want to delete and click Delete in the Operation column.

    Alternatively, on the Instances page, click the instance name to go to the Basic Information page. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups. On the displayed page, locate the manual backup you want to delete and click Delete in the Operation column.

  5. Click OK.

    After the backup is deleted, it will not be displayed on the Backups page.