Veeam B&R Free edition - How to manage backup jobs ?

[radekj]

Hello,
I would like delete old backup jobs and associated backup files (vbk) from Veeam B&R Free edition database. I do not know how can I do it. Can anyone help me ? If I try delete current vbk file direct from folder on disk, it is forbidden by something.
Several old files so I could catch up (delete), but just do not know how to remove the record of the history of backup jobs.

Thank you

[Vitaliy S.]

Hello,

Veeam backup free edition does not allow to create/manage backup jobs. Did you use trial edition of Veeam B&R and then switched to free one?

Thank you!

[radekj]

Yes it was switched to free edition from trial mode. And what about vbk file deletion ? How can I delete old vbk file ? Now in free mode only Veeam ZIP full backup is allowed, OK, but this task generate also file with vbk extension.
Thank you

[Vitaliy S.]

In this case you need to switch back to full mode (Select View > Full functionality (advanced) from the main menu) and then delete the corresponding backup job and its backups.

[radekj]

I tried it yet, but I could not find option to delete jobs

[Vitaliy S.]

Did you navigate to Backup & Replication tab, select the required job and choose to delete job?

[radekj]

Yes, but this job list is empty, so I cannot select and delete jobs. I can only see past jobs on History tab and I have corresponding vbk files on my HDD.

[Vitaliy S.]

If you don't have any jobs in that tab, then what jobs do you want to manage? I'm a bit confused now If you need to remove backup files created by old job, then navigate to backups node -> Imported and delete old backups from there.

[radekj]

I did not have imported view in my backup node. But I tried import old backup files (all which i wanted delete) and now I see imported view and I can delete old imported jobs includink vbk files from disk . So records about my old jobs in Veaam Backup & Replication database was not good formerly. So this is solution for me...

Thank you

[Vitaliy S.]

Backup files should have been displayed under imported backups node automatically, anyway glad that you've managed to remove them from the console.