Recreating a legacy backup-to-disk folder and its contents

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
If you have deleted a backup-to-disk folder from Backup Exec, but not from the disk, you can recreate the backup-to-disk folder and the files in it. You must know the name and path of the original backup-to-disk folder to retrieve it. If you deleted a backup-to-disk folder from the disk, you cannot recreate it.
See Legacy backup-to-disk folders.
To recreate a legacy backup-to-disk folder and its contents
  1. On the Storage tab, in the Configure operation group, click Configure Storage.
  2. Follow the prompts to import the legacy backup-to-disk folder that you want to recreate.
See Restoring data from a legacy backup-to-disk folder.
  1. Right-click the backup-to-disk folder, and then click Inventory and Catalog.
See Inventorying and cataloging a storage device.
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