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Deleting a Manual Backup
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Scenarios
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You can delete manual backups to release storage space.

.. important::

   Deleted manual backups cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Procedure
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#. Log in to the management console.

#. Click |image1| in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.

#. Click **Service List**. Under **Database**, click **GaussDB**.

#. In the navigation pane on the left, choose **Backups**. On the displayed page, locate the manual backup to be deleted and click **Delete** in the **Operation** column.

   The following backups cannot be deleted:

   -  Automated backups
   -  Backups that are being restored

#. Click **Yes**.

.. |image1| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001352219100.png
