Norton 360 20.2 Backup File Deletion

When you delete files from a backup set the GUI shows the path of the files being deleted as the source path instead of the destination path.  Is this by design?  This makes it appear as if the files are being deleted from your local HD and not from the backup.

Hi BoFam,

 

Hello and Welcome to Norton Forums,

 

Norton backup is like a mirroring of your HDD. It takes a copy of the files along with the folder locations to the backup servers. So lets say if Norton saves a copy of a picture 1.jpg from your pictures folder. It will save the whole location.

 

Eg:

On Computer : C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\My Documents\My Pictures\1.jpg

On Server : C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\My Documents\My Pictures\1.jpg

 

This is done to reduce the confusion of file name and to increase the accessbility to reach a file when being restored. When you delete the files from Secure online storage it is removed from the server and not from the computer.

 

Please let us know if you have any other issues.