Launching Application and Exploring Backups

To open Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint and load SharePoint data, you can use either of the following methods:

Use the Explore option to load backups created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. For more information, see the Data Restore section of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 User Guide.

When loading backups located in object storage repository, Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint will notify you about the location of these backups. You can select the Don't show this message again check box to unsubscribe from such notifications. To disable these notifications, clear the Show pop-up notifications on startup check box. For more information, see Advanced Settings.

Use the Start menu method to manually open Microsoft SharePoint databases. For more information, see Standalone Databases and External Servers.

When you open Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint from the Start menu, all backed-up databases will be loaded automatically.

The user account you want to use for launching Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint must be a member of the local Administrators group on the machine where Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint is installed or have been assigned the Veeam Backup Administrator role. For more information, see the Managing Users and Roles section of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 User Guide.

To launch the application, go to Start, click Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint and perform the following steps:

Specify the DNS name or IP address of the backup server you want to use and click Connect. To save the connection shortcut to the desktop, click Save shortcut in the bottom-right corner.

Specify the user account credentials and click Sign in to log in to the backup server. Select the Remember me check box if you do not want to enter the credentials again the next time you sign in to this backup server.

Consider the following:

To perform restore operations, Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint must be run with elevated permissions. The user account must be a member of the local Administrators group on the machine where Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint is installed.
The account must have the Veeam Backup Administrator or Veeam Restore Operator role on the backup server.

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