Downloading OpenStorage Files

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
When you use the Offsite Copy option to backup your recovery points to the Amazon S3 or Microsoft Azure storage, these files (recovery points) are available in OST (OpenStorage Technology) format. You must download these files to your computer or a network destination to use them to restore your computer. Arctera System Recovery 24.1 has created a utility using which you can select the OpenStorage location (Amazon S3 or Microsoft Azure storage), the files that you want to download, and then download the files.
To download OpenStorage files
  1. On the View menu, click Tools.
  2. Click Download OpenStorage Files and select the appropriate options.
    OpenStorage location Lets you select the OpenStorage location from where you want to download the recovery points.
    Click the Browse for OpenStorage Destination icon to change the logical storage unit name and the logon credentials. Refer to Step 9 of the Defining a drive-based backup procedure.
    See Defining a drive-based backup .
    Download destination Lets you select the destination to where you want to download the recovery points. You can click Browse and save the recovery points to your computer or a network location.
    Download destination details Lets you view the details of the download destination that you selected.
    If you selected a network location, click Edit to update the network credentials.
    Files available in the OpenStorage location Lets you select the files (recovery points) that you want to download.
    Select file types available in the OpenStorage location Displays the type of files that you can download.
    Recovery Points (.v2i,.iv2i,*.sv2i)
  3. Click OK.
See Using Amazon S3 storage as your Offsite Copy destination.
See Using Microsoft Azure as your offsite copy destination.
See Using S3-Compatible or Arctera Access as your offsite copy destination.
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