If your administrator has given you authority, you can delete individual backup copies from the Tivoli® Storage Manager server without deleting the entire file space. To determine if you have this authority, select File → Connection Information from the Tivoli Storage Manager GUI or Web client main menu. Your authority status is provided in the Delete Backup Files field.
Important: When you delete backup files, you cannot restore them. Verify that the backup files are no longer needed before you delete them. Tivoli Storage Manager prompts whether you want to continue with the delete. If you specify yes, the specified backup files are immediately deleted and removed from Tivoli Storage Manager server storage.
To delete backup copies using the Tivoli Storage Manager GUI or Web client: