# Cancel InProgress Backups The Backup Cancel feature is helpful when a backup is taking longer than expected and user wants to stop it. User can cancel any in-progress backup from clicking on down arrow on right side of the backup as shown in the image:

Once an in-progress backup is canceled, it can not be resumed and is no longer usable for the user. You can check the status of a canceled backup as follows:

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