How to Delete the Index for a Recovery Point

If you used a recovery point file to restore a file system, an index file was created for the recovery point. If the recovery point file was compressed using the compress utility, a new decompressed version of the recovery point file was also created. (A decompressed version of the file is not necessary if it was compressed using gzip) Because these files can be large, you might want to delete them after the restore process is finished.

Deleting the index and, if applicable, the decompressed version of a recovery point file does not delete the original recovery point file.

To delete the index and the decompressed version of a recovery point file from a server:

  1. From the Manage Hosts menu or the Managed Hosts page, choose the name of the server that contains the files you restored.
  2. In the navigation tree, select Recovery Points under File Browsing and Recovery.

    The Recovery Points page is displayed.

  3. Select the file system from the drop-down list at the top of the table.

    The recovery points for the selected file system are displayed.

  4. Select the radio button next to the recovery point file for which you manually created an index.
  5. Click Delete Index.

    A message box prompts you to confirm your choice.

  6. Click OK.

    The index file is deleted. If the recovery point file had a decompressed version of itself created by the index creation process, the decompressed version of the recovery point is also deleted. The original recovery point file remains on the server.