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Disable automatic backup creation
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Disable automatic backup creation

There are several ways to disable automatic scheduled backups:

  • halt the plan — The plan and its settings will be saved, and backup creation will stop. The plan can be enabled later;
  • disconnect the plan from the disk — This plan will stop backing up a specific disk. You can connect the disk to the plan later;
  • delete the plan — such a plan will stop creating backups, the plan cannot be restored.

Stop the plan⁠

If you need to temporarily stop backups from a plan and still keep its settings, stop the plan from running.

Previously created backups will be saved. The plan can be enabled later.

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → Backups.
  2. Open the tab Plans.
  3. On the menu. of the plan, choose Stop execution.
  4. Optional: to re-enable the plan, in the menu of the plan, choose Include a plan.

Disconnect the plan from the disk⁠

You can disconnect the plan from a particular disk — it will no longer be backed up.

Previously created backups will be saved. The plan can be enabled later.

If the plan is enabled for multiple disks and you disable the plan from one, the plan continues to work for the remaining disks.

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → Disks.
  2. On the menu. of the disk, select Configure backups.
  3. In the plan line, click Disconnect.

Delete plan⁠

Once the plan is deleted, backups will no longer be created for it.

Previously created backups will be saved.

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → Backups.
  2. Open the tab Plans.
  3. On the menu. of the plan, choose Delete plan.