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title: "Step 3. Specify Account and Restore Mode"
description: "At the Account & Restore Mode step of the wizard, specify the following restore settings: Azure account Restore mode and destination To select the account whose permissions Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Azure will use to perform the restore..."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Performing Restore > Restoring Azure Files > Step 3. Specify Account and Restore Mode"
dateModified: "2026-11-06"
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# Step 3. Specify Account and Restore Mode

At the **Account & Restore Mode** step of the wizard, specify the following restore settings:

- [Azure account](#account)
- [Restore mode and destination](#mode)

## Specifying Azure Account {#account}

To select the account whose permissions Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Azure will use to perform the restore operation, do the following:

1. Click **Select account**.
2. In the **Choose an Azure account from the available list** window, select an Azure account that you want to use for the restore procedure.

## Specifying Restore Mode and Destination {#mode}

In the **Restore Mode** section, choose whether you want to restore files from the selected file share to the original or to a custom location.

If you select the **Restore to a new location, or with different settings** option, you must also select an Azure subscription, region and target file share in which the restored Azure VM will reside. To do this, in the **Destination** section, perform the following steps:

1. From the **Azure subscription** drop-down list, select the necessary Azure subscription.

   For a subscription to be displayed in the list of available subscriptions, it must be [created](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/create-subscription) in Microsoft Azure and [associated](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-how-subscriptions-associated-directory) with the Microsoft Entra tenant to which the specified service account belongs.

2. From the **Region** drop-down list, select an Azure region.
3. Click **File Share** and select a file share in the **Choose file share** window.

::: note

Data transfer to a new location may result in additional costs and may take more time to complete.

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