How to Delete Hyper-V Checkpoints

In most cases, Hyper-V checkpoints are deleted automatically in MSP360 Backup. However, in certain scenarios, a checkpoint has to be deleted manually and there are two ways to do this - via Hyper-V Manager interface or Windows PowerShell.

Delete Hyper-V checkpoint using Hyper-V Manager

Follow the steps below to delete a Hyper-V checkpoint from the Hyper-V Manager UI:

1. Select the Hyper-V host machine.
2. Go to the Virtual Machines pane and select the VM in question.
3. Go to the Checkpoints pane and right-click the checkpoint that has to be deleted.
4. Select the Delete Checkpoint option.

Delete Snapshots using PowerShell

Follow the steps below to delete a Hyper-V checkpoint with PowerShell commands:

1. Start Windows PowerShell as administrator
2. Use the command below to get the exact name of the checkpoint (make sure to provide the correct VM name):

Get-VMSnapshot

3. Execute the command below to delete the checkpoint in question:

Get-VM -Name <VMName> | Get-VMSnapShot -Name <CheckpointName> | Remove-VMSnapshot

4. Verify that the checkpoint was deleted successfully deleted with the command:

Get-VMSnapshot