[ @database_name = ] database_name

Specifies the name of the database involved in backup and restore operations. database_name is sysname, with no default.

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

None

sp_delete_database_backuphistory must be run from the msdb database.

This stored procedure affects the following tables:

• backupfile
  
• backupfilegroup
  
• backupmediafamily
  
• backupmediaset
  
• backupset
  
• restorefile
  
• restorefilegroup
  
• restorehistory
  

Requires membership in the sysadmin fixed server role.

The following example deletes all entries for the AdventureWorks database in the backup-and-restore history tables.

USE msdb;
GO
EXEC sp_delete_database_backuphistory 'AdventureWorks';

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