Restore Strategy
Restore Files or Folders
The following restore options are currently available for computers:
* Item-level restore is supported for the following operating systems and file systems:
- Linux:
- ext2
- ext3
- ext4
- XFS
- Btrfs (partial support; RAID configurations are not supported)
- LVM
- Windows:
- FAT
- FAT32
- NTFS
The legacy file backup format may cause significantly slower backup and restore performance compared to backup plans in the New Backup Format.
In the following cases, you can expect the restore job to be completed in multiple threads. The rest of restore jobs will be completed in one thread, which can result in lower performance. Note that restores from local drives, network drives, network shares, external drives, etc., will always work in one thread.
| File Backup | Image-Based Backup | VM Backup | Item-Level Restore | MS SQL | Exchange | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Backup Format (CBF) - Cloud Storage | ✔️ | |||||
| Legacy Backup Format (CBF) - Local Storage | ✔️ | |||||
| New Backup Format (NBF) - Cloud Storage | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | |
| New Backup Format (NBF) - Local Storage | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ |
Restore Data to Devices (Download via Browser)
The Restore data to my device (download via browser) functionality is now available for file backup plans in all formats in the backup storage browser. This functionality is currently limited to 2 GB per operation and allows you to restore files or folders directly to your device. Refer to Backup storage browser article for details.
Disaster Recovery
If you need to restore a crashed server using a backed-up image on a new machine, refer to Bare Metal Restore. If you want to be ready to perform disaster recovery using your prepared disaster recovery server, refer to Disaster Recovery.
Restore to Cloud
The Management Console allows you to restore disk image backups directly to the cloud, enabling recovery as a:
This functionality requires the Restore to EC2/Azure license.
Restore using Command Line Interface
The following restore capabilities are available using the CLI: