# BACKUP CLEANUP

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```Removes sealed backup files and returns the backup state machine to idle.

## Examples

```
127.0.0.1:6379> BACKUP CLEANUP
OK
```

## Details

`BACKUP CLEANUP` removes the sealed (or failed) backup artifacts and releases the files that were pinned by hard links, moving the backup state machine from `sealed` back to `idle`. Call it after the data plane has finished copying the files reported by [`BACKUP LIST`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-list).

By default a sealed backup is kept until you clean it up explicitly. If the `backup-sealed-ttl` configuration setting is non-zero, Redis automatically cleans up a sealed backup after the configured number of seconds; a value of `0` disables automatic cleanup.

For the full workflow, see [Redis persistence](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/management/persistence#online-backups-with-the-backup-command-family).

## Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility

| Redis<br />Software | Redis<br />Cloud | <span style="min-width: 9em; display: table-cell">Notes</span> |
|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|
| <span title="Not supported">&#x274c; Standard</span><br /><span title="Not supported"><nobr>&#x274c; Active-Active</nobr></span> | <span title="Not supported">&#x274c; Standard</span><br /><span title="Not supported"><nobr>&#x274c; Active-Active</nobr></span> |  |

## Return information

**RESP2:**

[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`.

**RESP3:**

[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`.



## See also

[`BACKUP START`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-start/) | [`BACKUP SEAL`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-seal/) | [`BACKUP STATUS`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-status/) | [`BACKUP LIST`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-list/) | [`BACKUP ABORT`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-abort/)

## Related topics

- [Redis persistence](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/management/persistence)