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Restore Data from Files and Folders

Each time the application performs a successful backup, all backed up files or folders are included in the snapshot image of your backup. This restore method allows you to specify exactly which file or folder you want to restore.

To restore data from files and folders

1. Log in to the application and click Node on the Navigation bar.

   From the Node screen, expand the group containing the node that you want to restore.

   Click the check box next to the node that you want to restore and then click Restore on the toolbar.

2. From the Restore dialog, click Find Files/Folders To Restore.

   The Find Files/Folders To Restore dialog opens.

3. Specify the Backup Location and File Copy Location or browse to the location where the backup images are stored.

   Be aware of the following:

   • For Backup Location, you can click the green arrow by the Browse button to validate the connection to the specified backup destination. You may have to enter the user name and password credentials to connect to a remote network share.
   • For File Copy Location, you can click Change to switch to a local or network drive or to cloud. For more details on File Copy Location, see Restore Data from File Copies.
4. Specify the file or folder name to restore.

   Note: The File Name field supports full name searching and wildcard searching. If you do not know the complete file name, you can simplify the results of the search by specifying the wildcard characters "*" and "?" in the File Name field.

   The wildcard characters supported for the file or folder name are as follows:

   • "*"--Use the asterisk to substitute zero or more characters in a file or folder name.
   • "?"--Use the question mark to substitute a single character in a file or folder name.

   For example, if you specify *.txt, all files with a .txt file extension appear in the search results.

5. (Optional) Specify a path name to further filter your search and select whether to include or not include subdirectories or files and folders.
6. Click Find to launch the search.

   The results of the search are displayed. If the search discovers multiple occurrences (recovery points) of the same searched file, it lists all occurrences sorted by date (with the most recent listed first).

7. Select the version that you want to restore from the list and click Next.

   The Restore Options dialog is displayed.

8. Select the destination for the restore.

   The available options are to restore to the original location of the backup or restore to a different location.

   Restore to Original Location

   Restores to the original location from where the backup image was captured.

   Note: When restoring the CA ARCserve D2D logs folder to the original location, the files that are in the logs folder is skipped.

   Restore to:

   You can either specify a location or browse to the location where your backup images are to be restored. You can click the green arrow icon button to verify the connection to the specified location.

   If necessary, you will need to enter the User Name and Password credentials to gain access to that location.

9. Select the option on how CA ARCserve D2D can resolve conflicts that are encountered during the restore process.

   The available options are:

   Overwrite existing files

   Overwrites (replaces) any existing files that are located at the restore destination. All objects will be restored from the backup files regardless of their current presence on your machine.

   Replace active files

   Replaces any active files upon reboot. If during the restore attempt CA ARCserve D2D discovers that the existing file is currently in use or being accessed and it will not immediately replace that file, but instead to avoid any problems, it will delay the replacement of the active files until the next time that you reboot the machine. (The restore occurs immediately, but the replacement of any active files is done during the next reboot).

   Note: If this option is not selected, then any active file is skipped from the restore.

   Rename files

   Creates a new file if the file name already exists. Selecting this option copies the source file to the destination with the same filename but a different extension. Data is then restored to the new file.

   Skip existing files

   Skips over and not overwrite (replace) any existing files that are located at the restore destination. Only objects that are not currently existing on your machine is restored from the backup files.

   By default, this option is selected.

10. (Optional) Select Create root directory from the Directory Structure.

    This allows CA ARCserve D2D to recreate the same root directory structure on the restore destination path.

    Note: If this option is not selected, the file or folder to be restored is restored directly to the destination folder.

11. Enter the backup encryption password to restore the encrypted data and then click Next.

    The Restore Summary dialog is displayed.

12. Review the displayed information to verify that all the restore options and settings are correct.
    • If the summary information is not correct, click Previous and go back to the applicable dialog to change the incorrect setting.

If the summary information is correct, click Finish to launch the restore process.