Restores

You can browse and restore backed up data for your subclient or an entire backup set.

You can restore the backed up data by using the following methods:

CommCell Console

You can perform the following restores:
- Direct restore
- Browse and restore
- Find and restore
Explorer Plug-In

Use the Commvault Explorer Plug-In, which is an add-on to Microsoft Windows Explorer, to access your backed-up data directly from Windows.
Command Line

The command line interface provides a way to restore data from the command line, as an alternative to the CommCell Console, where various restore options can be specified either as parameters on the command line or in a separate arguments file. For more information, see Command Line documentation.

When you are choosing a restore method, there are many options to consider for a successful restore operation.

To what degree do you want to restore the data?

Scope	Restore method
Restore all or part of a client's data	Basic Restore or Browse and Restore from the CommCell Console.
CommCell Console is not available, but the media is intact.	Media Explorer
Not sure of the exact data to be restored, but can specify a matching pattern	Restore Data Using Filters
Restore the full system (operating system and application) on a client	Full System Recovery
Restore a CommServe	CommServe Recovery Assistant Tool or Restore by Jobs

Do you want to restore the from the latest available backup data or from a previous point-in-time?

Scope	Restore method
Browse and restore to a point-in-time	Browse Data Before a Specified Backup Time Browse Data Between a Specified Backup Times
Browse and restore from the latest data	Browse the Latest Data
Point-in-time data restore	Time Range Options for Basic Restore.

Do you need to restore from a specific source object?

Scope	Restore method
Restore from any configured library in the CommCell	Restore From Anywhere
Restore from a specific media resource	Restore Data Using a Specific MediaAgent, Library or Drive Pool
Restore or recover data from the storage policy copy using a specified copy precedence number	Advanced Restore Options (Copy Precedence)

Where is the data being restored to?

Scope	Restore method
General overview	Restore Destinations
Restore data to the same location on the same client from which the data was backed up	In-Place Restore
Restore data to a different location on the same client, or to a different client	Out-of-Place Restore
Restore individual files and folders to different locations specified in a map file	Restore Data Using a Map File

Does the restore involve any version considerations?

Scope	Restore method
Restore data to a different application version	Cross-Application Restores
Restore data to a different operating system version	Cross-Platform Restores
Restore an older version of a file	Browse Multiple Versions of a File