Restoring from a file-level backup

When performing a point-in-time restore or a restore from the Status tab, you can opt to exclude a subset of selected files. Follow the Executing a point-in-time restore or Executing a restore from the Status tab procedure and specify data to restore by:

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Selecting files and folders to include, by checking the boxes next to the items you wish to restore. All unchecked items are excluded from the restore.

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Excluding a subset of included files by entering an exclusion pattern. For details, see File exclusion options.

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Using the include and exclude options to exclude a subset of included items.

A point-in-time restore enables you to restore a client to a specified point in time. All requested data in the backup group is synthesized by the system so that the client is restored to this prior state. For an explanation of backup groups, see Backup groups. To execute a point-in-time restore, follow the procedure below, or watch our video tutorial, File-Level Restores, for a walk through of how to perform a point-in-time restore.

To execute a point-in-time restore

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Select the client in the Navigation pane.

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Select Restorefrom the Main Menu. A wheel representing a 24-hour time period displays.

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Select a backup from the Recovery Point Times list on the left side of the Center Stage or select a green slice from the 24-hour time wheel.

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Select Next (Select Files/Items) at the bottom right of the screen.

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Select the volumes or files you wish to restore.

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(Optional) To exclude a subset of the files you selected in step 5, click Show File Exclusion Options. Enter exclusion patterns to exclude files that you do not wish to restore. See File exclusion options for details.

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(Optional) Select Show Advanced Execution Options to display additional restore options. See Advanced Execution Options for restore for details.

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Click Restore.

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For Windows restores only, a reboot of the Windows client may be required to reset locks on any files that were locked during the restore.

If you wish to restore from one backup, follow the procedure below:

Note:  For NDMP clients. Selective restore of files containing non-UTF-8 compatible characters is not supported. Instead, perform a full restore of this data as described in Point-in-time NDMP restores. For backups containing files with non-UTF-8 compatible characters and files without non-UTF-8 compatible characters, selective restore of the files without these special characters is supported.

To execute a restore from the Status tab

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Select the client in the Navigation pane.

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Select Status from the Main Menu.

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Select one of the following tabs from the bottom of the Center stage. These tabs display backups completed for the selected client in the last seven days or in the selected month:

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Click on the backup you wish to restore within the Backup: Last 7 days or Backup: Month pane. The Backup Information window displays.

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Select Restore Files from the bottom of the Backup Information window. The Restore from Backup window displays.

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Select the volumes and files you wish to restore.

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(Optional) To exclude a subset of the files you selected in step 6, click Show File Exclusion Options. Enter exclusion patterns to exclude files that you do not wish to restore. See File exclusion options for details.

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(Optional) Select Show Advanced Execution Options to display additional restore options. See Advanced Execution Options for restore for details.

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Click Restore.

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For Windows restores only, a reboot of the Windows client may be required to reset locks on any files that were locked during the restore.

You can restore to a new location on the original client, or you can restore to an alternate client if the client has been corrupted, is being deprecated, or if you are migrating data. The alternate location must be a client registered to the Unitrends system. To execute a restore to an alternate location, follow the procedure below or watch our video tutorial, File-Level Restores.

To restore to an alternate location

Use this procedure to restore to a different path on the original client or to restore to another client registered to the Unitrends system.

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Complete step 1 - step 5 in Executing a point-in-time restore or step 1 - step 7 in Executing a restore from the Status tab.

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Click Show Advanced Execution Options in the Restore from Backup of Client window.

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Select the desired client from the Client To Which To Restore drop-down menu.

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(Optional) Enter a Target Directory for your restore. Files are restored to this destination on the client you selected in step 3.

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Check or uncheck the Advanced Execution Options as desired. See Advanced Execution Options for restore for details.

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Click Restore at the bottom right of the screen.

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For Windows restores only, a reboot of the Windows client may be required to reset locks on any files that were locked during the restore.