# Deleting a Backup Location With Backup Data

You can delete a backup location that contains backup data. If you shared the backup location with a MediaAgent that is online with write access and with Feature Release 21 or later version, then the delete operation deletes the backup location along with data from the CommServe database and the physical storage. Otherwise, the delete operation only deletes the backup location from the CommServe database. If the backup location is the only backup location in the disk storage, then the software deletes the disk storage along with backup location.

# Before You Begin

- Verify that the deduplication database (DDB) associated with the backup location that you want to delete is not in use for any back up operations or auxiliary copy operations.

- Verify the backup location that you want to delete is not in use for any restore operations or auxiliary copy operations.

- You cannot delete the backup locations that contain the backup data written by a WORM copy.

- If you plan to delete multiple backup locations in a storage pool, delete one backup location at a time, and then wait for the delete operation to complete before you delete another backup location.

- If you plan to use the storage of the backup location for other purposes and also want to retain the data that is present currently in the backup location, then you can move the backup location from one location to another location on the same MediaAgent or across different MediaAgents instead of deleting the backup location. For instructions, see Moving a Mount Path.

- To delete a backup location that contains backup data in a HyperScale storage pool, see Deleting a HyperScale Storage pool. The deletion of the storage pool does not delete backup data. You must delete the data manually.

- If the backup location that you want to delete is silo-enabled, then you must complete the following:

  1. Delete the contents of the backup location.

     For instructions, see Delete the Contents of a Mount Path.

  2. Seal the DDB that the backup location is associated with.

     For instructions, see Sealing the Deduplication Database.

  3. Run a data aging job.

- To send email notifications about the delete operation, you must configure a mail server in the CommCell Console. For instructions, see E-Mail Server Configuration.

# Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Storage > Disk.

   The Disk page appears.

2. Click the disk storage that you want to delete the backup location.

   The disk storage page appears.

3. In the Backup locations section, for the backup location that you want to delete, click the Actions button , and then click Delete.

4. Confirm the delete operation.

   - If you shared the backup location with a MediaAgent that is online with write access and with Feature Release 21 or later version, then the following dialog box appears.

   - Otherwise, the following dialog box appears.

5. Enter Force delete with data loss, and then click OK.

   A confirmation dialog box appears.

6. Click OK.

# Results

- The deletion must be approved by the administrator users for the deletion to take effect.

  - If the storage creator is a company user, the users of the Tenant Admin user group become the default administrators. If the storage creator is not a company user, the users of Master user group become the default administrators. The administrator users receive an email notification to approve or deny the deletion. The deletion must be approved by at least one administrator.

  - You can use the DeleteLibraryMountPathAuthorization workflow to change the administrators who can approve the deletion from default user groups to another users or user groups and to specify the approvers count.

  - When an administrator user approves or denies the deletion, you will receive an email.

- If the backup location is associated with deduplication databases, then the software automatically performs a data verification job for each database. For more information, see Verification of Deduplicated Data.

# What to Do Next

- You must manually prevent the yet-to-be-copied jobs for which the data verification operation is failed from being copied in an auxiliary copy operation. For instructions, see Prevent Jobs From Being Copied.

- If you recover from a disaster recovery backup that contains the backup location that you deleted, then you must delete the backup location again.

- If auxiliary copy operation fails to read from the mount path that you deleted, then run a quick data verification operation on the associated deduplication databases and prevent the yet to be copied jobs for which the data verification operation failed from being copied in the auxiliary copy operation. For more information, see Performing a Data Verification Operation on Deduplicated Data and Prevent Jobs From Being Copied.

# Video: Delete Disk Storage with Backup Data

To view instructions for deleting disk storage with backup data, see the following video.

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