---
title: "Step 3. Mount Backup"
description: "To mount a backup for file-level restore, use the following command: where: <backup_id> — ID of the backup that you want to mount to the machine file system for file-level restore."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentforaix/userguide/files_restore_cmd_backup_mount.html"
breadcrumb: "User Guide > Performing Restore > Restoring Files and Directories > Restoring Files and Directories in Command Line Interface > Restoring from Backup > Step 3. Mount Backup"
dateModified: "2026-11-03"
---

# Step 3. Mount Backup

To mount a backup for file-level restore, use the following command:

```
veeamconfig backup mount --id <backup_id> [--mountdir <path>]
```

where:

- `<backup_id>` — ID of the backup that you want to mount to the machine file system for file-level restore.
- `<path>` — path to the directory to which you want to mount the backup file content. If you do not specify the path with the `--mountdir` option, Veeam Agent will mount the backup to the `/mnt/backup` directory.

For example:

```
user@srv01:~$ veeamconfig backup mount --id bd99e384-b62f-47dc-ad38-f0b3dc5d3c40 --mountdir /mnt/backup
Backup has been mounted.
Session ID: [{dbdf3609-d48c-40bb-9978-2e5baf02f5ba}].
Logs stored in: [/var/log/veeam/Mount/Session_20200317_151317_{dbdf3609-d48c-40bb-9978-2e5baf02f5ba}].
```