How to remove Plesk backup files and their logs

Via Plesk

1. In Plesk, go to Tools & Settings > Backup manager (server-wide backups) or Websites & Domains > Backup Manager (domain backups).

2. Choose a backup that should be deleted and click Remove. Backup files will be also removed from the system.

   

Via a command-line interface

• For Plesk on Linux

  1. Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.

  2. Find the backup_infoXXXX.xml file using a backup creation date:

     # /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/pmm-ras --get-dump-list | grep .xml:

     In this example, the domain level backup was created on 10.08.2019 (19.08.10):

     # /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/pmm-ras --get-dump-list | grep .xml:
     <message>domains/example.com/backup_info_1908101555.xml: </message>

  3. Delete the backup by specifying the corresponding *.xml file. For example:

     # /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/pmm-ras --verbose --debug --delete-dump --dump-specification=backup_info_1908101555.xml --session-path=/var/log/plesk/PMM

• For Plesk Obsidian on Windows Server

  1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.

  2. Start a command prompt as an Administrator.

  3. Find the backup_infoXXXX.xml file using a backup creation date:

     C:> "%plesk_bin64%"pmm-ras.exe --get-dump-list | findstr .xml:

     In this example, the domain level backup was created on 22 July 2020:

     C:> "%plesk_bin64%"pmm-ras.exe --get-dump-list | findstr .xml:
         <message>backup_info_2007220826.xml: </message>

     If Plesk was installed into a custom location, replace C:Program Files (x86) in the command above with the custom location

  4. Remove the backup by specifying the corresponding *.xml file. For example:

     C:> "%plesk_bin64%"pmm-ras.exe --verbose --debug --delete-dump --dump-specification=backup_info_2007220826.xml

• For Plesk Onyx or earlier on Windows Server

  1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.

  2. Start a command prompt as an Administrator.

  3. Find the backup_infoXXXX.xml file using a backup creation date:

     C:>"%plesk_bin%/pmm-ras" --get-dump-list | findstr .xml:

     In this example, the…