In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to clear your NovaBACKUP Cloud Storage Backup from within NovaBACKUP.
Prerequisites
Before you start, ensure that you have:
- NovaBACKUP installed on your system.
- A cloud storage account set up and connected to NovaBACKUP.
- Your previously configured Cloud Backup Jobs.
Step 1: Open your existing Cloud Backup Job(s)
- Open NovaBACKUP: Launch the NovaBACKUP software
- Open Backup Job: Navigate to the backup section of the software and click the Open Job button in the upper right hand corner of the screen and open your Cloud Backup Job.
Step 2: Deselect the data you no longer want in the cloud
- Deselect Files and Folders you want removed from Cloud Storage: Deselect the files and folders you no longer want in the cloud. You do need to keep at least one file or folder selected in this backup job though.
Step 3: Change Retention to Clear Cloud Data
- Change Retention:
- Go to the settings for your backup job.
- Locate the option for Device Retention and change it to 1 Day instead of what it is.
Step 4: Run Backup to Clear Cloud Data
- Run the backup job:
- At this point you can manually run the backup job via the Backup Now button. This job will tell NovaBACKUP that you no longer want to keep/protect the files/folders that are no longer selected for backup.
- Unfortunately you will need to run this same backup job at least 2 more times and at least 1 day apart to make sure it clears all of the cloud data for this backup job. It is recommended to schedule this job if it is not already scheduled.