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title: "File-level Restore"
description: "Below are vCenter Server granular permissions required for file-level restore of a Windows VM: Below are vCenter Server granular permissions required for file-level restore of a non-Windows VM:"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/permissions/filelevelrestore.html"
breadcrumb: "Permissions for VMware vSphere > File-level Restore"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# File-level Restore

## File-level Restore (Windows)

Below are vCenter Server granular permissions required for file-level restore of a Windows VM:

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th colspan="2">
      <p>Privilege Level</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Required Permissions</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Virtual Machine</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Guest operations</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Guest operation modifications<br/>Guest operation program execution<br/>Guest operation queries</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## File-level Restore (Other Guest)

Below are vCenter Server granular permissions required for file-level restore of a non-Windows VM:

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th colspan="2">
      <p>Privilege Level</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Required Permissions</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Datastore</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Browse datastore<br/>Low-level file operations</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Global</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Log event</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Host</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Configuration</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Storage partition configuration</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Network</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Assign network<br/>Configure</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Resource</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Assign virtual machine to resource pool</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td rowspan="3">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Virtual Machine</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Change Configuration</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Modify device settings<br/>Change Settings</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Edit Inventory</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Register<br/>Unregister</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Interaction</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Power Off<br/>Power On</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>