Use this procedure to search for files in a client’s file-level backup history. These files can be deleted, viewed, or restored.
Note: The Show Search Options feature is for file-level backups only. If you attempt to search for a file in an application or virtual machine backup, you receive a message that no files were found.
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Click Status on the main menu. |
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Select a client in the Navigation pane and click Show Search Options above the calendar. |
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Enter search criteria. Search by name, date, size, or any combination. |
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Name – To search by name, check the Name box and enter text. For quickest search, include the entire path. Wildcards, such as “*” and “?”, can be used in the file name. |
An “*” represents any number of characters before or after the entered text. For example, *.doc returns all files ending with the .doc extension and auto* returns all files starting with auto.
A “?” represents just one character. For example, if there are a number of files named file1, file2 through file12, file13,file? returns file1 through file9 and file?? returns all the files up to file13.
Searches that fully spell out the path and file name can be executed quickly. The use of wildcards will increase the time required to return the results as the search must go through every file in the backup to locate the match.
Important! If using wildcards, such as ‘\\’, ‘%’, ‘_’, ‘*’, ‘?’, and ‘\’, do NOT check the Regular Expression box. These characters are interpreted differently as regular expressions and do not yield the same search results.
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Regular Expression – Check this box to search using regular expressions. (Do NOT check this box to search using regular wildcards.) |
Regular expressions are used to symbolically represent patterns that can occur in text. Like wildcards, certain characters have special meaning when specifying the text that can match the regular expression. The syntax of regular expressions is more complex and powerful than wildcards. This technique only needs to be used if wildcards are too limited to construct a sufficiently precise search pattern. Some good references about the use of regular expressions can be found in the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
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Ignore Case – Check this box to search for filenames regardless of case. |
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Date – Check this box to search for files modified within a certain time frame. Calendar icons are provided to assist with date selection. |
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Size (KB) – Check this box and enter a range in kilobytes to narrow the search by file size. |
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Include – Select to return files that meet the search criteria you entered. This is the default setting. |
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Exclude – Select to return all files other than ones that meet the search criteria you entered. Entered criteria is used to exclude files from search results. |
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Click Search. Files matching the specified criteria display below on the Search: File Results tab. |
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Double-click a file to view more details. |
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To delete this backup and any associated dependent backups, click Delete Backup. |
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To exit the Backup Information page, click Cancel. |
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To restore, proceed to the next step. |
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To restore from this backup, click Restore Files and set restore options, then click Restore. |
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By default, the file you selected in step 5 is the only item selected for restore. To add files, browse the File Selection List in the Restore from Backup of Client pane and select files, folders, and volumes to add. To expand a volume or folder, click the arrow to its left. Files and folders can be viewed in their default or short format by selecting the appropriate radio button next to File View. |
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Click Show Advanced File Selection to select files by drag and drop. |
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