Step 4. Select Files and Folders to Restore

In the Backup Browser, select files and folders to restore. Backup browser has three representations of restore points. You can select one of the following options in the Restore Point group on the ribbon to display file versions:

• Latest — the Backup Browser shows the latest versions of files and folders on the file share.
• All Time — the Backup Browser shows all files and folders ever backed up by the backup job. This option retrieves file versions stored both in the backup and archive repositories. This representation additionally shows how many file versions of each file are stored in the backup and the date when the latest file version was created.

After you select this option:

• If you restore a whole folder, you will be prompted to the Select Restore Point to Use step to select a restore point to restore files from.

• If you restore a single file, you will be prompted to the Select File Version to Restore step to select a file version to restore the file from.

• Selected — the Backup Browser shows versions of files and folders backed up as of the certain restore point. Select the restore point in the list on the right of the Selected option on the ribbon.

You can use the search field at the top of the working area to search for specific files and folders.

You can restore files and folders to their original location or a new location.

Restoring Files to Original Location

To restore files and folders to the original location, in the Veeam Backup browser right-click a file or folder and select one of the following commands:

• To overwrite the original file on the file share with the file restored from the backup, select Restore > Overwrite.
• To save the file restored from the backup next to the original file, select Restore > Keep.

Veeam Backup & Replication will add the _RESTORED_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS suffix to the original file name and store the restored file in the same folder where the original file resides.

Saving Files to New Location

To save files and folders to a new location, right-click the necessary file or folder and select Copy To. If you restore files and folders to a new location, you will be prompted to the Specify Destination for File Restore step to specify a new destination.

Comparing Backup File and Folder Versions to Production Objects

You can compare backup versions of specific files and folders with their production sources. To compare them, do the following:

1. Select a folder in the file tree in the left pane or file in the right pane. You can use [Ctrl] to select multiple objects in the right pane.
2. Click Compare with Production on the ribbon.

After that, in the right pane, you can view only those files or folders that changed or were deleted in the production site. To filter changed or deleted objects, click Show Changes Only in the ribbon. Only those objects will be displayed in the table in the right pane.

After you filter the changed objects, you can restore them. To restore changed and deleted objects to the original location, in the Veeam Backup browser right-click a file or folder with Changed or Deleted item state and select one of the following commands:

• To overwrite the original object on the object storage with the object restored from the backup, select Restore changed and deleted > Overwrite.
• To save the object restored from the backup next to the original object, select Restore changed and deleted > Keep.

Veeam Backup & Replication will add the _RESTORED_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS suffix to the original object name and store the restored object in the same folder where the original object resides.

You can also compare attributes of the changed and deleted files and folders against files and folders in the source file share. To compare them, do the following:

1. Select a folder in the file tree in the left pane or file in the right pane. You can use [Ctrl] to select multiple objects in the right pane.
2. Click Compare Attributes on the ribbon.