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Step 6. Specify Restore Options

At this step of the wizard, specify restore options.

You can select the following:

  • Objects to process:
  • Changed objects. To restore changed objects.
  • Deleted objects. To restore deleted objects.
  • Restore:
  • Entire objects. To restore entire objects collection.
  • Selected attributes only. To select particular attributes.

When selecting Selected attributes only, you will be offered to choose the attributes you want to restore in the next step.

  • Multi-valued attributes:
  • Replace. To replace production data with that of a backup file.
  • Merge. To merge existing data with that of a backup file.

By default, multi-valued attributes will be replaced, not merged.

Step 6. Specify Restore Options Note:

  • When working with Active Directory 2016, this dialog will also include the Restore expiration time option, which allows you to restore expiration time for linked attributes.
  • Users cannot change recovery settings for disabled attributes. Such attributes will be either restored or skipped according to the default configuration.

Specify Restore Options