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When you open the window all the backup numbers are displayed. You can either manually check mul IconPackager
deleted or use the filter options to have them automatically selected if they match a certain criteria. O
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there are other backup numbers depending on it they will automatically be selected too.

For instance, selecting a Full Backup (marked with red in the list) will also batch select the other incre
numbers that depend on the selected full backup (to keep some of the backup numbers that depend o
start un-selecting them in the order they were created).

Please note: when you delete a certain backup number using the Clean Backup tool, all the files that w
number in destination, will be removed.

There are several columns in the Clean Backup window that provide information for each backup num

Delete - Shows if a backup number is selected for deletion. You can manually check/uncheck th
deleted. Once selecting a backup number all the other backup numbers that depend on it will als

Type - Type of the backup. Each of the backup types is represented by a descriptive icon and tex
and Mirror. Additionally, full backups are marked with red.

Backup No. - Number of the backup

Backup date - Date and time when the backup was executed

File No. - Number of files included in that backup

Folder No. - Number of folders included in that backup

Total size - Size of the backup

Label - Label of the backup increment.

The backup numbers in the list can be sorted by clicking on the column headers. The right-click menu
handy way to show/hide unnecessary columns.

You can select a backup number by right-clicking it and choosing Check Selected (or uncheck it using
menu also allows selecting all backup numbers (Check all) or unselecting them (Uncheck all).

Using the Priority slider you can set the execution speed compared to the rest of the running processe
Normal priority, but there are other 4 priority levels: Lowest priority, Low priority, High priority and High
process will consume the minimum amount of computer resources but will take the longer to comple
consume the highest amount of computer resources but will take the least to complete.

Filter backups by date

Newer than - If checked backup numbers that are newer than the selected date will be removed
executed.

Older than - If checked backup numbers that are older than the selected date will be removed wh
executed.

Older than (fixed date) - The backup numbers that are Older than a certain fixed date will be dele
executed.

Filter by backup type

Do not delete full backups - If this is checked, the full backups will be kept even if they fall into th
deletion.

Do not delete differential backups - If this is checked, the differential backups will be kept even i
filtered for deletion. Note that this option is available only when Do not delete full backups is che
backups depend on full backups.

Reset to filters - Pressing this will ignore any manual selection done and restore the default sele

Clean the destination folder - Deletes any files and folders inside the destination folder even if th
job.

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