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This section first describes the Restore window. For step-by-step instructions for restoring your files, see Restoring Files with the Restore Window.
The Restore window gives you quick access to all the restore options. The Restore window is composed of four sections.
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Restore from
-- Select the backup device to restore from, or select File
if you backed up your files to a hard drive, network drive, a floppy drive, or removable media.
File find
-- Locate the files you want to restore.
What to restore
-- Select the files you want to restore.
Where to restore
-- Select the location to restore your files to.
How to restore
-- Select your overwrite option.
The Restore from box lists all available backup devices to restore from. To change the device you want to restore from, select another device in the drop-down list box. If you used the File selection and backed your files up to a hard drive, a network drive, a floppy diskette, or removable media, select File
in the drop-down list box.
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The File option enables you to restore your data that was backed up to a file in some custom location, such as a hard disk, a network drive, a floppy diskette, or removable media.
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To restore your data from a file:
File
in the Restore from drop-down list box on the Restore window.A text box and browse button appear below the drop-down list box.
Click Browse
, select a folder and a file within that folder, then click OK
. The path
appears in the text box.
The File Find option enables you to locate file(s) for restore. You can search by filename, location, and date modified. Backup Exec lists all the backed up files that match your criteria.
You may terminate the File Find operation at any time by clicking the Close
button.
To search for files with the File Find option:
Restore
tab, select the device that you used to back up your file(s).
File Find
button on the Toolbar
, or select File Find
from the Edit
menu.
Date Modified
tab and enter a date or date range.
Find Now
.Backup Exec searches the catalog that corresponds to the selected device and displays a list of all files that match the search criteria.
Options
button and choosing from the Restore Options
tabs. Set your options, then click Start
.
OK
.Select a file view and files to restore in the What to restore section.
Each time you make a backup, Backup Exec creates a backup catalog. This catalog contains information about the files and folders that were backed up and the Backup Job used. Backup Exec uses the information in the backup catalog to restore or compare backed-up files.
After viewing the backup catalog, you may find items you no longer need to restore or compare. To remove these items from the backup catalog, use the Catalog Clean Up tool located on the Tools
menu. See
Catalog Clean Up for more information.
Device view
on the Restore
window.Backup Exec provides three different view options to help you select the files you need to restore.
Folder view
-- displays the catalog on the hard disk using the traditional file tree system. Folder view displays cataloged files filtered by the selected backup device. Use this view when you want to see all the files currently on your hard drive.
Media view
-- displays the catalog on the hard drive sorted by media. Media view displays cataloged files for all devices. Use this view when your backup spans more than one media, or if you have multiple backups (i.e. Incremental) and you wish to see the files for a particular backup job.
Device view
-- displays the contents of the media currently in the drive. Device view displays all logged files for the selected device. Use this view when you want to see the contents of a single piece of media.
Backup Exec uses the same drive and file selection methods as the Windows Explorer. Drives and folders are selected in the All Folders pane, and individual files and folders are selected in the Contents pane. Select drives and files to restore by clicking the check box next to the item. For more information, see Selection Panes.
By default, the System State is selected for restore when the drive containing your Windows System files is selected.
If you back up the same set of files more than once, you will be able to restore any version of the files you backed up.
By default, Backup Exec restores the most recent file version. To restore an older version, choose Version
from the Edit
menu or toolbar and use the File Version dialog box, which lists each available version's size and date/time modified.
You can also open the File Version dialog if you right-click a file in the Restore
selection pane, and then click Version
.
You'll usually want to restore files to the same place from which you backed them up. However, if you want to restore your files to a different location, use the Where to restore box. The following selections are available:
Original Location
-- All files and folders are restored to the same path from which they were backed up. This is the default setting.
Alternate Location
-- All files and folders are restored using the original tree as backed up, but the root of the tree is set to the specified path.
Single Directory
-- All files and folders are restored to a single folder, specified in the path text box.
To restore your files to an alternate location:
Alternate Location
from the Where to restore list.
Click Browse
, select a folder in the list, then click OK
. The folder appears in the text
box.
To restore your files to a single folder:
Single Directory
from the Where to Restore drop-down list box.
Click Browse
, select a folder from the list, then click OK
. The folder appears in the text
box.
Restore options lets you choose how to treat files in your backup set with the same name as those on your hard drive.
Options
in the Restore
window.The Restore Options dialog box appears:
Do not replace
-- Never replace the files on the hard disk, even if the backed-up file is a more recent version than the file on the hard disk.
Replace older files
-- Replace only older files with the most recent file versions.
Always replace
-- Always replaces the files on the disk. Use the Report tab to specify the items you want to include in your restore report and to set your unattended restore option.
List all files that were restored
-- Includes a list of the files that were selected and successfully restored.
List files that were not restored
-- Includes a list of the files that were selected, but not successfully restored.
List errors reported while restoring files
-- Includes a list of any errors encountered while restoring files.
List warnings reported while restoring files
-- Includes a list of any warnings encountered while restoring files.
List unattended messages and prompts
-- Includes a list of any messages and prompts encountered while performing an unattended restore.
Show report summary
-- Includes a report summary of the results of the restore.
Check Unattended restore
to run unattended restore jobs. This option enables the program to bypass most prompts during a restore operation. Unattended restore is the default setting.
Use the Advanced tab to specify the following options:
Restore Netware Bindery...
-- Restores the Netware Bindery when a Netware system volume is selected for restore. Backup Exec will restore NetWare 3.11-3.12 server bindery, and NetWare file and directory attributes from NetWare server volumes, including trustee information.
Restore NTFS File Permissions
-- Restores user's permissions to files and directories.
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