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jestabil
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2 years ago
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How to view what's in a backup

Hi. DB says I have a 16GB of backup --which I can't believe-- and 1 GB free account. Does anyone know how I can view what's there? How to ask for it to be deleted? I can't seem to do either and the DB Chatbox is no help. Thanks!

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Hi jestabil, thanks for messaging the Community!

     

    You can view the backup on this page and to see what files are stored in there.

     

    To delete the backup, these steps should help out.

     

    Keep me posted!

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    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Hi jestabil, thanks for messaging the Community!

     

    You can view the backup on this page and to see what files are stored in there.

     

    To delete the backup, these steps should help out.

     

    Keep me posted!

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