Deleting previous backup files using the CLI

Use the commands in this section to delete previous backup files.

If you delete a backup file from a USB drive by using the backup delete from usb command, the deletion might take a few minutes.

To delete a backup file:

Go to CLI configuration mode.

hostname > enable
hostname # configure terminal

Specify the location of the backup file.
- To delete a file from the appliance, enter:
```
hostname (config) # backup delete from local
```
- To delete a file from a USB drive on your local machine, enter:
```
hostname (config) # backup delete from usb
```
  Note
  To delete a remote backup file, you must log in to the remote server and delete the file manually.
Specify the name of the backup file to delete from the backup location.
```
hostname (config) # backup delete from <backupLocation> name <backupName>
```
where <backupName> is the backup FEBKP file you want to delete.

The following example shows how to delete a database backup that resides locally on an appliance.

hostname (config) # backup delete from local name wMPS-Config-7.9.0-IE-NX900-20160807-220207.febkp

This example is from a Network Security appliance, but it is representative of other Trellix appliances as well.