Setting default Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) options

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Backup Exec's Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) feature lets you restore certain individual items from backup sets. For example, you can use the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server to restore an email from a backup without having to restore the entire mailbox. Or, you can use the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint to restore a list without restoring the entire site.
See Granular Recovery Technology.
You can configure default settings for Granular Recovery Technology. Backup Exec applies the default settings to any backup jobs that you configure to use GRT.
To set default Granular Recovery Technology options
  1. Click the Backup Exec button, and then select Configuration and Settings, and then clickBackup Exec Settings.
  2. In the left pane, select Granular Recovery Technology.
  3. Configure any of the following options:
    If Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) is enabled for backups, enter the path to an NTFS volume of the local Backup Exec server where Backup Exec can stage temporary data Lets you designate a location where Backup Exec can stage temporary data during GRT-enabled backup jobs.
    Ensure that the location is an NTFS volume and that it is not a system volume. If the default path of C:\TEMP does not meet these requirements, type a different path on the Backup Exec server where Backup Exec can stage temporary data.
    Backup Exec deletes the data when the backup job is completed.
    At least 1 GB of disk space is required.
    Enter the path to an NTFS volume of the local Backup Exec server where Backup Exec can store temporary data (Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Active Directory, and VMware) Lets you designate a location where Backup Exec can stage temporary data during GRT restore jobs.
    This option is applicable only when you restore individual items under the following conditions:
    - The backup of Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Active Directory, or VMware Virtual Infrastructure was enabled for Backup Exec GRT.
    - The backup is on a tape.
    - The backup is on disk storage on a volume that has size limitations. FAT and FAT32 are examples of types of volumes that have file size limitations.
    Type the path to a folder on an NTFS volume on this Backup Exec server. Restore data and metadata for this job are stored here temporarily before the individual items are restored. The staged data is automatically deleted when the restore job is completed.
    Veritas recommends that you avoid using system volumes for temporary staging locations.
  4. Click OK.
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