You can search within a VM or instance to find a specific file to restore or download from the most recent indexed backup.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.
The Virtual machines tab appears.
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On the Virtual machines tab, click in the search box in the top right corner, and then enter a search string for the VMs that you are searching for (you can use UNIX-style regular expressions), and then press Enter.
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To search for files containing special characters, enclose the search term in quotation marks (").
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Click a VM that has indexed files.
The details page for the VM appears.
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Click the search box in the upper right corner, enter a search string for the files that you are searching for (you can use UNIX-style regular expressions), and then press Enter.
The Search page displays search results.
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The following folders on the default drive (for example, C:) are excluded from search results. If the folders are located on a non-default drive (for example, E:), then they will be included in search results.
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Program Files
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Program Files (x86)
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Windows
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ProgramData
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You can sort results by clicking on column headings.
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The left side of the page displays File Type and Size facets that enable you to filter the search results.
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Click in the search box again to select options that modify the search, as follows:
- Filename: Search for files that include the search string in the file name.
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To search for files containing special characters, enclose the search term in quotation marks (").
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File Type: Select one of the following options to return files of the selected type:
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Audio
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Executable
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Image
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Office
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System
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Video
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Modified: Select one of the following options to find files within the specified time range:
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Today
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Yesterday
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This Week
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This Month
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This Year
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Last Week
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Last Month
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Last Year
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Time Range
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Include Folders: Select this option to include folders in the results.
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Click Search to repeat the search with the modified criteria.
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Select an item in the search results and then click one of the following options:
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Restore and download of deleted files is supported.
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You cannot download or restore files from a backup copy on tape.
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You can download files up to 5 GB in size. For larger files, you should perform a restore operation.
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Download of older file versions is not supported for File Indexing Version 2.
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Restore: Restore files using one of the following procedures:
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Download: Download the selected files to the local computer.
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