Keep or delete backups when removing a computer from the network

Applies To: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials

To remove a computer from the network, you uninstall the Windows® Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials Connector software on the computer, and then remove the computer from the server.

For information about uninstalling the Connector software, see How do I uninstall the Connector software?. For information about removing the computer from the server, see Remove a computer from the server. You can choose to retain the backups of the computer or to delete them from the server. If you want to retain the backups, verify that the Archive the backups for this computer on the server check box on the Archive the backups for this computer page is checked before you click Remove computer in the Remove a computer wizard.