# How do I remove a backup set only from the local database (not from the backup)?
**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-backup-set-only-from-the-local-database-not-from-the-backup/5487
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 2, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-backup-set-only-from-the-local-database-not-from-the-backup/5487 "2018-12-02T18:16:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@anon8404338](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/anon8404338)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-backup-set-only-from-the-local-database-not-from-the-backup/5487/1 "2018-12-02T18:16:14Z")
I’ve migrated one Mac to another. The new one now is the source for a Duplicati backup. I’ve checked that that new computer works and changed the backup set there and run it.
I wanted to remove it from the old computer, but it gives me the option to remove from the local database yes/no but not to remove the backed up data yes/no.
So, how do I remove a backup set _only_ from the local database?
---
### Author:  [@ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/ts678)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-backup-set-only-from-the-local-database-not-from-the-backup/5487/2 "2018-12-03T00:01:50Z")
> [@anon8404338](#):
>
> So, how do I remove a backup set _only_ from the local database?
That’s generally the default behavior shown on the screen, unless something is causing yours to be different.
Could you paste a screenshot? I expect checkboxes for both, but no yes/no unless that’s how a Mac shows it.
To borrow an image from a different article, [this](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/cannot-recreate-jobs-bugs/1385/2) is what I expect. Are you getting “Delete remote files” without the checkbox (making it look mandatory), or not there at all (making it look uncertain as to what will happen)?
---
### Author:  [@anon8404338](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/anon8404338)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-backup-set-only-from-the-local-database-not-from-the-backup/5487/3 "2018-12-03T09:14:32Z")
Apparently I missed the second checkbox (I’m on another machine right now and I’ve tested on this machine and I see that second checkbox). The checkbox is not very prominent (very thin line) and I might not have connected it to the question but only saw the big button.