{"id":270,"date":"2015-03-11T23:49:35","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T23:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nortonsecurityonline.com\/kb-faq\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=270"},"modified":"2026-05-02T13:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:56:34","slug":"how-do-i-delete-a-backup-set","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/art\/how-do-i-delete-a-backup-set\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I delete a backup set?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Norton cloud backup sets can be deleted if the saved files are not needed anymore, or if the space is limited. The options available are:<\/p>\n<h4>Delete a backup set<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Start Norton.If you see the <strong>My Norton<\/strong> window, next to <strong>Device Security<\/strong>, click <strong>Open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the Norton main window, double-click <strong>Backup<\/strong>, and then click <strong>Backup Sets<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Backup Settings<\/strong> window, in the <strong>Backup Set<\/strong> drop-down list, select the backup set that you want to delete.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Delete Backup Set<\/strong> window, do one of the following:\n<ul>\n<li>To delete the current backup set, select <strong>Delete backup set<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>To delete the current backup set and purge the files already backed up, select <strong>Delete backup set and files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Yes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Delete backup set from Norton account<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"\/asrvc\/norton\/norton-html.php?m=faqMNA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sign in<\/strong><\/a> to Norton.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>My Norton<\/strong> page, click <strong>Cloud Backup<\/strong>.The existing backup sets that are in use are displayed.<\/li>\n<li>To delete a backup set, click the trash icon of the backup set that you want to delete.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Delete Backup Set<\/strong> confirmation window, click <strong>Delete<\/strong>.Click <strong>Cancel<\/strong> to display the backup page without deleting the backup set.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remarks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You cannot delete a backup set if only one backup set is available. The way to resolve this is to create a new backup set, and then purge the one selected for deletion.<\/li>\n<li>To delete a backup set from your online backup, you must set the Network Cost Awareness option in the Firewall Settings window to No Limit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to delete a backup set and the files that you backed up\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OM65h7dSYLs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norton cloud backup sets can be deleted if the saved files are not needed anymore, or if the space is limited. The options available are: Delete a backup set Start Norton.If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open. In the Norton main window, double-click Backup, and then click Backup Sets. 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