In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to clear your NovaBACKUP Cloud Storage Backup from within NovaBACKUP client (21.x and newer versions).
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.