How to Manually Delete Reports from the Backup Tool

ID: Q224006

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

When you backup or restore data using the Backup tool, a report is created that displays the results of operation. You can view these reports by clicking Reports on the Tools menu in the Backup tool.

The Backup tool keeps a copy of the last 10 reports and overwrites older reports as needed. The Backup tool does not provide a way to manually delete reports. There may be some circumstances where you need to manually delete one or more reports.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

How to Manually Delete Backup Reports

To permanently delete a report so it no longer appears in the Backup tool, follow these steps:

Determine which report log number you want to delete. To do so, click Reports on the Tools menu, click the report you want to delete, and then click View. The report is opened in Notepad. Make a note of the Backupnn.log file name in the title bar, where nn is the report log number.

Using Registry Editor, delete the appropriate Log#nn value in the following registry key
```
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Ntbackup\Log Files 
```
where nn is the same number as the Backupnn.log file you viewed in step 1.

Quit Registry Editor.

Delete the corresponding Backupnn.log file located in the "Documents and Settings\User_name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\WindowsNT\NTbackup\Data" folder.

NOTE: Under normal circumstances, you do not need to manually delete reports since the Backup tool keeps a copy of the last 10 reports and overwrites older reports as needed.

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
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