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title: Manage an Azure Database for PostgreSQL Server by Using the Azure Portal
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title: Manage an Azure Database for PostgreSQL Server by Using the Azure portal
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description: Learn about managing an Azure Database for PostgreSQL server.
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.date: 08/18/2025
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ms.date: 02/26/2026
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ms.service: azure-backup
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author: AbhishekMallick-MS
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ms.author: v-mallicka
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You can change the policy that's associated with a backup instance.
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Changing the backup policy does not affect existing recovery points and their retention duration. The updated retention settings apply only to new recovery points that you create after the policy change.
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Changing the backup policy doesn't affect existing recovery points and their retention duration. The updated retention settings apply only to new recovery points that you create after the policy change.
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1. In the Azure portal, go to **Backup vault** > **Backup instances** > a backup instance, and then select **Change Policy**.
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### <aname = "stop-protection-and-retain-data"></a>Stop backup and retain data
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1. In the Azure portal, go to **Backup center** and select **Azure Database for PostgreSQL server**.
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1. In the Azure portal, go to **Resiliency**, and then select **Protection inventory** > **Protected items**.
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1.In the list of server backup instances, select the instance that you want to retain.
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1.On the **Protected items** pane, for **Datasource type**, select **Azure Database for PostgreSQL server**, and then select a protected item from the list.
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1. Select **Stop Backup**.
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1. On the selected protected item pane, select the server instance from the list that you want to retain.
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1. On the selected server instance pane, select **Stop Backup**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/select-postgresql-server-backup-instance-to-delete-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the selection of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL server backup instance to be stopped." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/select-postgresql-server-backup-instance-to-delete-expanded.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/select-postgresql-server-backup-instance-to-delete.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the selection of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL server backup instance to be stopped." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/select-postgresql-server-backup-instance-to-delete.png":::
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1.Select one of the following options for data retention:
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1.On the **Stop Backup** pane, select one of the following options for data retention:
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-**Retain forever**
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-**Retain as per policy**
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/data-retention-options-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the options for data retention." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/data-retention-options-expanded.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/data-retention-options.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the options for data retention." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/data-retention-options.png":::
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You can also select the reason for stopping the backup in the **Reason** dropdown list.
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1. Select **Stop Backup**.
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1. Select **Confirm**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/confirmation-to-stop-backup-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the confirmation for stopping a backup." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/confirmation-to-stop-backup-expanded.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/confirmation-to-stop-backup.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the confirmation for stopping a backup." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/confirmation-to-stop-backup.png":::
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### <aname = "stop-protection-and-delete-data"></a>Stop backup and delete data
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1. In the Azure portal, go to **Backup center** and select **Azure Database for PostgreSQL server**.
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1. In the Azure portal, go to **Resiliency**, and then select **Protection inventory** > **Protected items**.
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1.In the list of server backup instances, select the instance that you want to delete.
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1.On the **Protected items** pane, for **Datasource type**, select **Azure Database for PostgreSQL server**, and then select a protected item from the list.
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1.Select **Stop Backup**.
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1.On the selected protected item pane, select the server instance from the list that you want to delete.
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1. Select **Delete Backup Data**.
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1. On the selected server instance pane, select **Stop Backup**.
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1. On the **Stop Backup** pane, select **Delete Backup Data**.
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Provide the name of the backup instance, the reason for deletion, and any other comments.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/delete-backup-data-and-provide-details-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the pane for entering details about deleting backup data." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/delete-backup-data-and-provide-details-expanded.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/delete-backup-data-and-provide-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the pane for entering details about deleting backup data." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/delete-backup-data-and-provide-details.png":::
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1. Select **Stop Backup**.
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1. Select **Confirm**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/confirmation-to-stop-backup-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the confirmation for stopping a backup." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/confirmation-to-stop-backup-expanded.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/confirmation-to-stop-backup.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the confirmation for stopping a backup." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/confirmation-to-stop-backup.png":::
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## <aname = "resume-protection"></a>Resume backup
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If you selected the option to stop backup and retain data, you can resume backing up your Azure Database for PostgreSQL server.
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When you resume protecting a backup instance, the existing backup policy starts applying to new recovery points only. Recovery points that already expired based on their original retention duration, as defined by the backup policy in effect at the time of their creation, are cleaned up.
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1.On the selected server instance pane, select**Resume Backup**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/resume-data-protection-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows details for a backup instance and the Resume Backup button." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/resume-data-protection-expanded.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/resume-data-protection.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows details for a backup instance and the Resume Backup button." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/resume-data-protection.png":::
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1.On the **Resume Backup** pane, select**Resume backup**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/resume-data-backup-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows details for a resumed data backup." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/resume-data-backup-expanded.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/resume-data-backup.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows details for a resumed data backup." lightbox="./media/manage-azure-database-postgresql/resume-data-backup.png":::
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