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Viewing and Restoring a File Version

The View All Versions feature enables you to view multiple versions of a file that has changed across different backup jobs within the latest cycle. Use this feature to restore a specific version of a file from a Browse and Restore or Find operation.

Notes

  • Backups must be performed using the Collect File Details option.

  • You can use this feature to recover a single version for an individual file. You cannot recover multiple versions of a file in the same request.

To browse for a file version based on the time of the backup:

  1. Initiate a restore.

  2. Choose the following options on the Browse and Restore Options dialog:

    1. Select Guest Files and Folders.

    2. Click the Time Range tab.

    3. Select Absolute Time or Relative Time; then enter a time range or time period.

  3. Click View Content.

    A Client tab is displayed for the backup job.

  4. In the left pane, navigate to the required volume on the virtual machine with the file to be restored.

    The guest files and folders on the volume are displayed in the right pane.

  5. On the Client tab, right-click a file and select View All Versions.

    The available versions for the selected file are displayed in the right pane.

To find a file version:

  1. Execute a Find operation from a backup set or subclient:

    • Right-click the backup set and click All Tasks > Find.

    • Right-click the subclient and click Find.

  2. Enter the file name or pattern in the File Name box.

    To specify a file name pattern, use the following wildcards or a combination of wildcards:

    *

    Any number of characters (for example, Accounting*)

    ?

    Any one character (for example, user_group?)

    []

    A range of characters (for example, [a-k]Lee)

    [!]

    A negation of a range of characters (for example, [!a-k]Lee)

  3. In the Search within these folders box, enter the location where you want to search for the file. Do not include the drive letter in the location.

  4. Click View Content.

    The files that match the criteria are displayed on the Search Results tab.

  5. Select a file on the Search Results tab; then right-click the file and select View All Versions.

    The available versions for the selected file are displayed in the right pane.

After displaying file versions on the Client or Search Results tab:

  1. Select the file version to restore.

  2. Complete the restore operation.

For details, see Restoring Guest Files and Folders.

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