Restore by Tree Option

The Restore by Tree view lets you restore a specific directory or drive. This view displays a machine tree of files and directories that were backed up with CA ARCserve Backup.

Restore by Tree restores a specific directory or drive from a display of files and directories that were backed up with CA ARCserve Backup. Use this method when you do not know which media contains the data you need, but you know the machine from which the back up originated.

The Restore by Tree view displays only the last instance of a backup. To view and access all other instances, select the object that you want to restore and click the Version History button. If there are multiple partial backups of the same drive, the Restore by Tree view displays only the last backup. However, if there is a full volume backup of the drive available, the last full backup is displayed, instead of the last partial backup.

Example: Restore by Tree Option

1. Drive D:\ contains two directories that are backed up on a weekly basis-D:\Temp and D:\Documents. D:\Temp and D:\Documents were both backed up on April 21 and April 28. A full backup of drive D:\ was performed on April 1.
2. The Restore Manager displays instances relating to the full backup of Drive D:\ performed on April 1.
3. To restore the April 28 instance of D:/Documents, select the D:/Documents directory in the Restore by Tree view and click the Version History button. From the Version History dialog, select the April 28 instance and then click the Select button.

The Restore by Tree view uses the CA ARCserve Backup database; if the database engine is stopped, this method of restore will not work.