Deleting Symantec Online Storage folders

You can delete a Symantec Online Storage folder if you no longer want to store the folder or the data in it on the Symantec Protection Network.

You should erase any backup files that are contained within the Symantec Online Storage folder before you delete the folder. If you delete the folder without erasing the backup files, the files remain stored on the Symantec Protection Network, however you cannot view them inside Backup Exec.

See Erasing Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec files.

Note:

If you deleted a Symantec Online Storage folder without erasing the files within it first, you can recreate the folder using the folder’s original name. Then run an inventory job on the folder. The backup files within the Symantec Online Storage folder are visible after the inventory operation is complete. You can then follow the steps in this procedure to erase the files and delete the folder, if necessary.

To delete Symantec Online Storage folders

  1. Erase any Symantec Online Storage backup files that reside in the folder you want to delete.

  2. On the navigation bar, click Devices.

  3. Expand the icon for the computer where the Symantec Online Storage folder is located.

  4. Select the Symantec Online Storage folder that you want to delete.

  5. In the task pane, under General Tasks, click Delete.

  6. Click Yes.

Deleting Symantec Online Storage folders