Viewing the properties of a recovery point in the Veritas System Recovery Disk

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
You can view various properties of a recovery point by using the Recovery Point Browser.
See Viewing the properties of a drive within a recovery point in the Veritas System Recovery Disk.
To view the properties of a recovery point in the Veritas System Recovery Disk
  1. Start the computer by using the Veritas System Recovery Disk.
See Booting a computer by using the Veritas System Recovery Disk.
  1. Do one of the following:
    • In Veritas System Recovery, on the View menu, click Tools. ClickRun Recovery Point Browser.
    • On the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Veritas System Recovery > Recovery Point Browser.
  2. In the Recovery Point Browser, in the tree panel, select the recovery point file name that you want to view.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • On the File menu, click Properties.
    • Right-click on the recovery point file name, and then click Properties.
      Description Displays a user-assigned comment that is associated with the recovery point.
      Size Displays the total size (in megabytes) of the recovery point.
      Created Displays the date and time that the recovery point file was created.
      Compression Displays the compression level that is used in the recovery point.
      Split across multiple files Identifies whether the entire recovery point file is spanned over several files.
      Password protected Displays the password protection status of the selected drive.
      Encryption Displays the encryption strength that is used with the recovery point.
      Version Displays the version number that is associated with the recovery point.
      Computer name Displays the name of the computer on which the recovery point was created.
      Restore Anyware Identifies whether Restore Anyware was enabled for the recovery point.
      Search engine support Identifies whether you enabled search engine support for the recovery point.
      Created by Identifies the application (Veritas System Recovery) that was used to create the recovery point.
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