Viewing the drive properties of a recovery point

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
You can view various drive properties of a recovery point using the Recovery Point Browser.
To view the drive properties of a recovery point
  1. In the Recovery Point Browser, in the tree panel on the left, click the recovery point that contains the drive that you want to view.
  2. Select a drive.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • On the File menu, click Properties.
    • Right-click the recovery point, and then click Properties.
      Description A user-assigned comment that is associated with the recovery point.
      Original drive letter The original drive letter that was assigned to the drive.
      Cluster size The cluster size (in bytes) of the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS drive.
      File system The file system type that is used within the drive. For example, FAT, FAT32, or NTFS.
      Primary/Logical The selected drive's status as either a primary partition or a logical partition.
      Size The total size (in MB) of the drive. This total includes used space and unused space.
      Used space The amount of used space (in MB) within the drive.
      Unused space The amount of unused space (in MB) within the drive.
      Contains bad sectors Indicates if any bad sectors exist on the drive.
      Cleanly quiesced Indicates whether the database application quiesced properly when a recovery point was created.