Disabling or enabling a backup job

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
You can turn off a backup and turn it on later. When you turn off a backup, it does not run according to its defined schedule, if it has one. When a backup is turned off, triggered events do not run the backup, nor can you manually run the backup.
You can also delete a defined backup (not recovery points).
To turn off a backup job
  1. On the Tasks menu, click Run or Manage Backups.
  2. Select the backup that you want to turn off.
  3. On the Run or Manager Backups dialog box, on the Tasks menu, click Disable Backup.
Repeat this procedure to turn on the backup. The Disable Backup menu item changes to Enable Backup when you disable the selected backup.
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