sp_delete_backup_file_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
Applies to:
SQL Server 2016 (13.x) and later
Deletes a specified backup snapshot from the specified database. Use this system stored procedure in conjunction with the sys.fn_db_backup_file_snapshots system function to identify and delete orphaned backup snapshots. For more information, see File-Snapshot Backups for Database Files in Azure.
Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
sys.sp_delete_backup_file_snapshot
[ @db_name = ] N'<database_name>
, [ @snapshot_url = ] N'<snapshot_url>
Arguments
[ @db_name = ] database_name
The name of the database containing the snapshot to be deleted, provided as a Unicode string.
[ @snapshot_url = ] snapshot_url
The URL of the snapshot to be deleted, provided as a Unicode string.
Permissions
Requires ALTER ANY DATABASE permission.
See Also
sys.fn_db_backup_file_snapshots (Transact-SQL)
sp_delete_backup (Transact-SQL)