Restore

Restore your files/database to the original or alternate location.

Key:

Field Description
Select what to restore There are 2 options: 'Choose from files as of job' and 'Choose from all files'.
Filter pattern Input box for entering the pattern of files that you would like to show in the file tree. (Backup filter is case sensitive.)
Type Dropdown menu for selecting the type of pattern, they includes:
  [Contains]
  [Exact]
  [Starts With]
  [Ends With]
Match case Checkbox to enable or disable case sensitivity.
Apply Click to apply the filter settings.
Search Input box for searching particular file pattern to restore starting from a certain directory. The searched result will be shown in the file tree. This is an advanced version of filter pattern.
Original location The restore files will overwrite the files in the original location.
Alternate location The restore files can save in another location.
Restore file permission To enable or disable restore of file permission.
Delete extra files The restore process will attempt to synchronise the selected restore source with the restore destination.
Follow link When this option is enabled, not only is the symbolic link or junction point restored, and directories and files that the junction point links to will also be restored.


To perform a Normal Restore

  1. Click on the storage that you want to restore the backup from.
  2. Select Normal Restore.
  3. Select the backup snapshot from the 'Select what to restore' drop down box. If you choose 'Choose from files as of job', you can select the date and time of the backup from the date and time drop down box.
  4. Option: Click on the 'Show filter' to apply the filter, so that you can select the choose the files with a certain file pattern.
  5. Select the files/folders that you want to restore from the file tree. Click on the icon in front of the check box in the file tree to expand or collapse the tree. Click on the check box, all the files under the check box will be selected.
  6. Option: You can use the search function to search the files that you want to restore.
  7. If you choose the restore files to 'Original' location, all the selected restore files will replace the files on your original location. Choose alternate location, if you want to check on the files first before you overwrite your original files.
  8. Click on the [Show advanced option] to allow the selection on 'Restore file permissions', 'Delete extra files' and 'Follow Link' options.
  9. Click on [Restore] to begin the restore process.


To perform an OpenDirect Restore

  1. Click on the storage that you want to restore the backup from.
  2. Select Open backup data directly without restoration (OpenDirect). The OpenDirect Restore option is only applicable to backup sets with OpenDirect feature enabled. You can also click [Show advanced option] to select the OpenDirect Read Time Limit.
  3. Select the backup snapshot from the 'Select what to restore' drop down box. If you choose 'Choose from files as of job', you can select the date and time of the backup from the date and time drop down box.
  4. Select the files/folders that you want to restore from the file tree. Click on the icon in front of the check box in the file tree to expand or collapse the tree. Click on the check box, all the files under the check box will be selected.
  5. Select the Temporary Folder path by clicking the Browse button
  6. Click on [Restore] to begin the restore process.
  7. You will be prompted to select a drive letter where you wish the mounted files to be mapped on your machine.
  8. The selected drive letter will be mapped and prompted in the Windows Files Explorer with the files you wish to restore shown. You may also copy individual file(s) you wish to restore to your local machine.
  9. When you have finished restoring the necessary files, you can go back to %edition_name% and Cancel to exit the OpenDirect Restore.
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As a result of the limitation of the virtual file system library, the mapped drive will only be unmounted from your machine when you exit %edition_name%. In other words, each OpenDirect restore session on %edition_name% can only mount and unmount once.

You will get an idea of the restore status by looking at the colour of the progress bar.

Green Restore completed successfully
Yellow Restore completed with warning(s)
Red Restore failed/restore in progress

Click on the [Browse] button to see the details of the restore.