Starting Granular Restore Option and opening a specific recovery point

Last published : Apr 02, 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.
See Restoring a Microsoft Exchange mailbox.
See Restoring a Microsoft Exchange email folder.
See Restoring a Microsoft Exchange email message.
See Restoring files and folders using Granular Restore Option.