dbdock delete

Delete specific backups or all backups.

npx dbdock delete [options]

Modes

Interactive

Default mode — DBdock shows a picker.

npx dbdock delete

By ID

Delete a specific backup by its ID.

npx dbdock delete --key backup-2026-04-16-08-00-00-abc123

All

Delete every backup. Requires confirmation.

npx dbdock delete --all

This is destructive and cannot be undone. DBdock will ask you to type the database name to confirm.

Options

Option	Description
--key <id>	Delete a specific backup by ID
--all	Delete every backup (requires confirmation)

Difference from cleanup

delete is manual and ad-hoc. cleanup applies the retention policy defined in your config.

Use delete when...

• You want to remove specific bad/test backups
• You’re decommissioning a project
• You need to nuke everything immediately

Use cleanup when...

• You want automatic retention
• You want to apply maxBackups / maxAgeDays rules
• You want a dry run first

Safety

• Interactive mode always shows what will be deleted before confirmation
• --all requires typing the database name as confirmation
• Deletes happen one at a time with logging — if one fails, the rest continue