Always browse and restore a document, a sub site, a library, or a list one level higher in the destination. Else, the restore operation might fail.
For example,
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Restore a document or a list item to a document library or a list where they need to be restored to.
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Restore a complete document library, a list or a sub site to the root (/) of their current site collection.
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client > SharePoint Server.
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Right-click Databases, point to All Task, and then click Offline Browse.
The Browse and Restore Options dialog box appears.
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Complete the following steps to browse the content database:
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Browse and select the SQL Instance that has the content database attached to it.
If you are browsing from a remote server, type a name for the SQL Instance.
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Browse and select the Content Database that has to be mined.
If you are browsing from a remote server, type a name for Content Database.
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Select the Attach Content Database to Web Application check box, and enter a Web Application URL.
Enter a web application URL which does not have a site collection added.
Note
For SharePoint 2010 and 2013, attach the content database to web application only for host named site collections.
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Click View Content.
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Select the sub sites, libraries, or documents, that you want to restore, and then click Recover All Selected.
The Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box appears.
Notes
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When trying to restore document versions, you can restore either the latest version or all the available versions.
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Browse shows list item size as 0.
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Complete the following steps to restore the documents:
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Browse to Specify destination path on the SharePoint Server.
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In the Type of Restore pane, select Document.
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Select Unconditional Overwrite.
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Click OK.
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