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How to delete a backup

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I went into the software and selected a backup to delete. However the 30GB file representing the backup was not deleted and I cannot delete it since Explorer doesn't have access to delete the file. Why is this software so difficult to use? There are stupid problems like this all over the place. I delete the file and it should be deleted. 

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When you use the software to delete a backup you are given 2 option Remove entirely which removes the backup task from the app GUI and all backup files or Remove the task only which leaves the backup files intact.

Windows Explorer cannot delete backup files because the software has a self protection feature that prevents an attacker or user from doing so.

All of this is spelled out in the documentation as well as your problem you posted about with renaming a backup.