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title: "Acquia Cloud - December 8, 2019"
date: "2025-09-12T05:57:24+00:00"
summary: "Acquia Cloud updates: Delete database backups, improved app navigation, faster Free subscriptions, and streamlined Drupal setup."
image:
type: "announcement"
url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/release/2019-12-08/77026-acquia-cloud-december-8-2019"
id: "07daeec8-65ae-49d6-a533-251af44fdcba"
---

*   Change Subscribers can now delete their [database backups](/acquia-cloud-platform/manage-apps/back-up#cloud-db-backups).
*   Change The **Applications** page in the Acquia Cloud user interface was updated to include **Starred** and **Recent** buttons for viewing _starred_ and _recent_ applications.
*   Change Subscribers can now provision a new Acquia Cloud Free subscription more quickly.
*   Change When provisioning a new Acquia Cloud Free subscription, subscribers will no longer see the **Configure Drupal** button to provision a subscription with Drupal installed, but will be guided to Acquia Cloud, where they can choose a distribution to install.