Deleting objects from Backup

Objects saved in Backup can be deleted automatically or manually.

The application deletes the following objects from Backup automatically:

• The oldest object, if adding a new object causes the limit on the total number of objects in Backup to be exceeded (the maximum number of files in Backup is limited to one million)
• The oldest object, if there is a limit on the Backup size in the Backup settings and if adding a new object causes this limit to be exceeded
• Objects whose storage period expired, if there is a limit on the storage period in the Backup settings

You can also delete objects from Backup manually. You can delete selected objects or delete all objects in the list.

Objects can be deleted manually only by users who have been assigned the Administrator role.

Deleting selected objects from Backup

To delete selected objects from Backup:

1. In the Management Console tree, select the node of a Microsoft Exchange server and open it.
2. Select the Backup node.
3. In the table listing Backup objects in the workspace, select the object(s) that you want to delete. You can use a filter to find objects.
4. Click the Delete button and select Delete.

   A confirmation window opens.

5. Click Yes in the confirmation window.

The application deletes selected objects from Backup.

Deleting objects in the list from Backup

This feature allows you to perform the following tasks:

• Delete from Backup all objects that meet the selected criteria (objects found using a filter).
• Clear Backup by deleting all objects from it (if no filter is applied)

To delete objects in the list from Backup:

1. In the Management Console tree, select the node of a Microsoft Exchange server and open it.
2. Select the Backup node.
3. If necessary, search for objects that you want to delete from Backup by using a filter.
4. Click the Delete button and select Delete all.

   A confirmation window opens.

5. Click Yes in the confirmation window.

If a filter has been applied to Backup content, the application deletes from Backup only the objects that match the filter. If no filter has been applied to Backup content, the application deletes all objects from Backup.