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It is possible to manually delete any unwanted [Recovery Point|Manage recovery points]. The process of deleting a Recovery Point is actually a merge between the unwanted recovery point and closest existing recovery point created since the unwanted Recovery Point was taken. Merging involves deleting a Recovery Point and any Deltas specific to that Recovery Point that are not needed by other existing Recovery Points. You can read a detailed description in [Backup Method - Virtual Full Backup|TP:Backup Method - Virtual Full Backup] (Merging (deleting) Recovery Points).

In Policy properties, you can select an option to merge Recovery Points after every replication or merge them with specified frequency. Read more in [Schedule recovery point merges].
The default setting is to merge Recovery Points after every replication, you can choose to schedule the merges in special cases. Read more in [Schedule recovery point merges].

Multiple Recovery Points may be merged at once via manual or scheduled merge.
2. In the "Recovery Points" list, select a Server from the drop-down menu located on the "Recovery Points" list toolbar.
3. Select a Disk Safe from the drop-down menu located on the "Recovery Points" list toolbar.
4. In the "Recovery Points" list, find a Recovery Point and click on the "Merge" icon in the "Actions" column for this Recovery Point.
4. In the "Recovery Points" list, find a Recovery Point and click on the "Merge"  in the actions  for this recovery point.
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{info:title=Tip}To find a Recovery Point, you can use the Basic Filter. See [ServerBackup:Customize the Recovery Points list].
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If a Recovery Point is [archived|ServerBackup:Manage archiving], used to satisfy your retention policy, the following message will appear. Click the "Yes" button.

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{note}5. Confirm your request to delete the Recovery Point by clicking on "Merge" in the displayed confirmation window.

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6. The Recovery Point disappears from the list.
1. Select several Recovery Points by checking their related checkboxes in the first column in the "Recovery Points" list.

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2. Click on "Merge Selected" in the list toolbar.

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3. Confirm your request to delete the Recovery Points by clicking on "Merge" button in the displayed confirmation window.

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4. The Recovery Points disappear from the "Recovery Points" list.