SQL Server 2005 Default Backup Plan

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Published on 2010-03-21T00:49:15Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 0:51 UTC
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I noticed that a newly imported database on SQLServer 2005 had configured itself (without my knowledge) to perform daily backups; but it's not deleting old files and quickly filling up the disk.

I don't know how the backup job got configured (maybe that's something that gets transferred when you move a database?) but I'm having trouble modifying it.

The backup runs as part of SQL Server Agent job called "Daily Backups". This job runs a package called "(SSIS Packages)\Maintenance Plans\Backup Plan" -- which I can't find. The "Management\Maintenance Plans" area for my server is empty.

I imagine I could delete the existing plan and re-create it manually, but I was hoping to just modify what was already there, since all that's missing is deleting old files.

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