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Deleting Expired Sets

FreeRiderInNova
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I need to free up room on my disk storage.  What is the quickest way to delete expired sets?

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pkh
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On the Storage tab, right-click on the backup set that you want to delete and select Expire

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FreeRiderInNova
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Were using Windows Server 2012 r2 but thats is not a choice.

VJware
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DLM should automatically clear up the expired backup sets, however if needed you can manually delete them as well. Have a look @ these 2 links -

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.HOWTO99585.html

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/automated-disk-management-and-data-retention-backup-exec-dlm-or-data-lifecycle-management

pkh
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On the Storage tab, right-click on the backup set that you want to delete and select Expire