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 Nonstop backups.
 Notarized backups.
To clean up specific backup versions:
1. Start Acronis True Image 2021.
2. In the Backup section, click the down arrow icon next to the backup to clean up, and then click
Clean up versions.
The Clean up backup versions window opens.
3. Select the location from which you want to clean up versions.
 Local folder
 Acronis Cloud
4. By default, Acronis True Image 2021 selects to delete all backup versions except the last one. If
the last version is an incremental or differential one, then the last backup chain will not be
selected.
If you want to delete:
 All versions except the last one, then click Delete.
 Specific versions, then clear the check boxes next to the versions that you want to keep, and
then click Delete.
Please wait for the cleanup operation to complete. After the cleanup, some auxiliary files may stay in
the storage. Please do not delete them.
Cleaning up versions that have dependent versions
When you select a backup version to delete, please remember that this version may have dependent
versions. In this case, the dependent versions will be selected for deletion as well, because data
recovery from such versions becomes impossible.
 When you select a full version - the program also selects all dependent incremental and
differential versions till the next full version. In other words, the entire backup version chain will
be deleted.
 When you select a differential version - the program also selects all dependent incremental
versions within the backup version chain.
 When you select an incremental version - the program also selects all dependent incremental
versions within the backup version chain.
To clean up specific replica versions:
1. Start Acronis True Image 2021.
2. In the Backup section, locate a local backup that is replicated to cloud, click the down arrow and
select Clean up versions.
The Clean up backup versions dialog opens.
3. Under Delete versions from, select Acronis Cloud.
The list of backup replica versions appears.
4. Select the replicas that you want to delete and click Delete.
5. In the confirmation dialog, click Delete.
See also
Full, incremental and differential backups (p. 33).