Starting Granular Restore Option and opening a specific recovery point

Last published : Sep 28, 2026
You open recovery points so you can restore mailboxes, email folders and messages, and files and folders.
To open a specific recovery point
  1. Do one of the following:
    • In Arctera System Recovery, on the Tools page, click Run Granular Restore Option.
    • On the classic Windows taskbar, click Start > Programs > Arctera System Recovery > Granular Restore Option.
  2. In the Open Recovery Points dialog box, select the option you want and then click OK.
    | Use latest recovery points for this computer | Opens a recovery point using the latest recovery points from the computer on which you work. |
    | Use alternate system index (.sv2i) file | Opens a recovery point using its system index file. |
    | System index file name | Lets you specify a path and a file name of a system index file that you want to use for recovery. |
    | Browse | Lets you browse to a path that contains a system index file. |
    | | For example, you can browse to an external (USB) drive, a network location, or to removable media to select a system index file. |
    | Use recovery points for another computer . | Opens a recovery point that resides on another computer. |
    | Browse | Lets you browse to a path that contains recovery points. |
    | | For example, you can browse to an external (USB) drive, a network location, or to removable media to select recovery points. |
    | Computer Name | Identifies the names of recovery point files and virtual disk files in the specified path of another computer. |
  3. You can change the backup date that you view by selecting a different date in the upper right-hand corner.
You can now restore exchange mail, or files and folders.