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2.6.6 Uninstalling agents
If you want to modify, repair, or manually update an agent, do not uninstall it from the machine.
Instead, run the agent setup program, and then choose the corresponding option. If you remove the
agent and install it again, the machine will be duplicated in the backup service and the backups of the
old machine will not be associated with the new machine.
If you no longer want to back up a physical machine, do the following:
1. Uninstall the agent as described below. Once the agent is uninstalled, the machine is shown as
offline in the backup console.
2. In the backup console, select the machine, and then click Delete.
If you no longer want to back up virtual machines, do the following:
1. Uninstall Agent for VMware or Agent for Hyper-V as described below. Once the agent is
uninstalled, the machines are shown as offline in the backup console.
2. In the backup console, select the machine where Agent for VMware or Agent for Hyper-V was
installed, and then click Delete.
In Windows
1. Log on as an administrator.
2. Go to Control panel, and then select Programs and Features (Add or Remove Programs in
Windows XP) > Acronis Backup Client > Uninstall.
3. Confirm your decision.
In Linux
1. As the root user, run /usr/lib/Acronis/BackupAndRecovery/uninstall/uninstall
2. Confirm your decision.
In OS X
1. Double-click the installation file (.dmg).
2. Wait while the operating system mounts the installation disk image.
3. Inside the image, run the Uninstall.tool file.
4. If prompted, provide administrator credentials.
5. Confirm your decision.
2.7 Backup console views
The backup console has two views: a simple view and a table view. To switch between the views,
click the corresponding icon in the top right corner.
