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Remove-WBBackupSet

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Module:
WindowsServerBackup

Deletes backups from a target catalog, a system catalog, or both.

Syntax

Remove-WBBackupSet
      [[-BackupSet] <WBBackupSet[]>]
      [[-KeepVersions] <Int32>]
      [-DeleteOldest]
      [[-MachineName] <String>]
      [-Force]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-WBBackupSet
      [[-BackupSet] <WBBackupSet[]>]
      [[-KeepVersions] <Int32>]
      [-DeleteOldest]
      [-BackupTarget] <WBBackupTarget>
      [[-MachineName] <String>]
      [-Force]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-WBBackupSet
      [[-BackupSet] <WBBackupSet[]>]
      [[-KeepVersions] <Int32>]
      [-DeleteOldest]
      [-VolumePath] <String>
      [[-MachineName] <String>]
      [-Force]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-WBBackupSet
      [[-BackupSet] <WBBackupSet[]>]
      [[-KeepVersions] <Int32>]
      [-DeleteOldest]
      [-NetworkPath] <String>
      [[-Credential] <PSCredential>]
      [-NonInheritAcl]
      [[-MachineName] <String>]
      [-Force]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-WBBackupSet cmdlet deletes a set of backups from a target catalog, a system catalog, or both.

Examples

Example 1: Remove oldest backup set

PS C:\> $Ret = Remove-WBBackupSet -DeleteOldest -BackupTarget $WB_BackupTarget -MachineName $MachineName -Force

This command deletes the oldest backup of the computer that has its name in the $MachineName variable from the backup target. Because the command includes the Force parameter, it does not ask for confirmation of the deletion.

Parameters

-BackupSet

Specifies an array of backup set objects that determine which backup or which backup sets to delete. You can specify one backup or an array of backup sets.

Type:WBBackupSet[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-BackupTarget

Specifies a backup target object that indicates the storage location with the backups that you want to delete.

Use this parameter to delete backups from computers other than the local computer. The cmdlet deletes the backup sets from the catalog on the computer that you specify in this parameter and from the system catalog of the local computer. These locations can be locally attached disk drives or remote shared folders.

Type:WBBackupTarget
Position:3
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Credential

Specifies a PSCredential object that contains the username and password for a user account that has access permissions for the location that stores backups.

Type:PSCredential
Position:4
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DeleteOldest

Indicates that the cmdlet deletes the oldest backup in the set.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:2
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Force

Indicates that the cmdlet removes the backup set without prompting you for confirmation. By default, the cmdlet prompts you for confirmation before it proceeds.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:7
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-KeepVersions

Specifies the number of the most recent backups to keep on the backup target. The cmdlet deletes backups over this number from the target.

If you specify this parameter along with the BackupTarget and MachineName parameters, the cmdlet examines the target location on the specified computer for backups to remove.

Type:Int32
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MachineName

Specifies the name of the computer for which you want to delete backups.

Use this parameter when you specify the BackupTarget parameter or when multiple computers store backups in the same location.

Type:String
Position:6
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-NetworkPath

Specifies the path to the remote shared folder from which the cmdlet deletes backups.

Type:String
Position:3
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-NonInheritAcl

Do not use. This parameter is not implemented in this version of the module.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:5
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VolumePath

Specifies the drive letter of the volume where the cmdlet stores backups.

Type:String
Position:3
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

Windows.ServerBackup.Commands.WBBackupSet,System.Int32,System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter, Windows.ServerBackup.Commands.WBBackupTarget, System.String, System.Management.Automation.PSCredential

Outputs

Windows.ServerBackup.Commands.WBBackupSet