Backup File Deletions not Working

Hi:
We configured a backup job in the database maintenance plan for a database
for both "Complete Backup" and the "Transaction Log". We told the job to
delete files after one day. It has not been deleting these files, though.
Why is that?
JohnHi
Files are deleted after the next backup completes successfully.
If you se a backup to delete after 1 day, and you don't run the actual
backup job for 2 days, the backup will remain on disk for 2 days, until
after the backup is successful.
Regards
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Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"childofthe1980s" <childofthe1980s@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Hi:
> We configured a backup job in the database maintenance plan for a database
> for both "Complete Backup" and the "Transaction Log". We told the job to
> delete files after one day. It has not been deleting these files, though.
> Why is that?
> John|||So, does that mean that the backups have not been successful?
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:

> Hi
> Files are deleted after the next backup completes successfully.
> If you se a backup to delete after 1 day, and you don't run the actual
> backup job for 2 days, the backup will remain on disk for 2 days, until
> after the backup is successful.
> Regards
> --
> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Zurich, Switzerland
> IM: mike@.epprecht.net
> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
> "childofthe1980s" <childofthe1980s@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>
>|||See this old post:-
http://groups.google.co.in/group/mi...4141cc02159d2bc
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"childofthe1980s" <childofthe1980s@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> So, does that mean that the backups have not been successful?
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
>|||Hi
No. Look at the backup job logs to see what is going on.
Regards
--
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"childofthe1980s" <childofthe1980s@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> So, does that mean that the backups have not been successful?
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
>