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borg-repo-delete(1) borg backup tool borg-repo-delete(1)

Name

borg-repo-delete - Deletes a repository.

SYNOPSIS

borg [common options] repo-delete [options]

DESCRIPTION

This command deletes a complete repository.

When you delete a complete repository, the security info and local cache for it (if any) are also deleted. Alternatively, you can delete just the local cache with the --cache-only option, or keep the security info with the --keep-security-info option.

Always first use --dry-run --list to see what would be deleted.

OPTIONS

See borg-common(1) for common options of Borg commands.

options

do not change the repository
output a verbose list of archives
do not ask for confirmation, just delete the repository. this also works if the repository is damaged to a point where its archives can not be listed anymore.
delete only the local cache for the given repository
keep the local security info when deleting a repository

EXAMPLES

# delete the whole repository and the related local cache:
$ borg repo-delete
You requested to DELETE the following repository completely *including* 2 archives it contains:
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Repository ID: e7046adda9b2a76bb4fac8d707ab7dc12a836391c8c3612cc12d461e713c5bc1
Location: /path/to/repo
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Type 'YES' if you understand this and want to continue: YES


SEE ALSO

borg-common(1)

Author

The Borg Collective

2026-09-26