Opening and restoring files within a recovery point browser
Using the Recovery Point Browser, you can open files within a recovery point. The file opens in the program that is associated with that file type. You can also restore files by saving them using the application that is associated with them. Or, you can restore files by using the Recover Files option in the Recovery Point Browser.
If the file type is not associated with a program, the Microsoft Open With dialog box is displayed. You can then select the correct program for opening the file.
Note: In theRecovery Point Browser, you cannot view encrypted file system (EFS) NTFS volumes.
To open and restore files within a recovery point
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On the Tools page, click Run Recovery Point Browser.
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In the Select Recovery Point panel, select a recovery point to restore, and then click OK.
Recovery Point options by Date
| View recovery points by - Date | Displays all discovered recovery points |
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| in the order that they are created. | |
| If no recovery points are discovered, the | |
| table is empty. In such cases, you can search | |
| all local drives on the computer or browse | |
| to find a recovery point. | |
| Select source folder | Lets you view a list of all the available recovery |
| points that exist on your computer's | |
| local drives or on a specific drive. | |
| Browse | Locates a recovery point on a local drive or |
| a network folder. | |
| OpenStorage Destination | Lets you select an OpenStorage storage destination that you want to use for restoring the recovery points. |
| See OpenStorage destination options for backups . | |
| Select a recovery point | Lets you select the recovery point to restore. |
| Recovery point details | Displays additional information about the |
| recovery point that you want to restore. |
Recovery Point options by Filename
| View recovery points by - File name | Lets you view recovery points by their file |
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| name. | |
| Recovery point folder and file name | Specifies a path and a file name of a recovery |
| point. | |
| OpenStorage Destination | Lets you select an OpenStorage storage destination that you want to use for restoring the recovery points. |
| See OpenStorage destination options for recovery . | |
| Browse | Locates a recovery point on a local drive or |
| a network folder. | |
| Recovery point details | Displays additional information about the |
| recovery point that you want to restore. |
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In the Recovery Point Browser, in the tree panel on the left, select a drive.
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In the right content panel, double-click the folder that contains the file that you want to view.
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Right-click the file that you want to view, and then click View File.
The View File option is grayed out if you select program files with the .exe, .dll, or .com file extensions.
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To restore a file, in the Recovery Point Browser, in the list panel on the right, select one or more files.
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Click Recover Files, and then clickRecover to restore them to their original location.
If you are prompted, click Yes, orYes to All to overwrite the existing (original) files.
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