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# Before You Begin

Before you begin the restore process, check the following prerequisites:

- The backup from which you plan to restore data must be successfully created at least once. 
- [For backups stored in network shared folders, on Veeam backup repositories and Veeam Cloud Connect repositories] You must have access to the target location where the backup file resides.
- [For Veeam backup repository targets] If you plan to restore data from a backup stored on a backup repository, you must have access permissions on this backup repository. To learn more, see [Setting Up User Permissions on Backup Repositories](integrate_permissions.md).