Step 6. Save Restored Files
At the Summary step of the wizard, click Browse to start the restore process.
After the restore process is complete, Veeam Backup & Replication will open the Veeam Backup browser displaying the file system tree of the restored VM. Note that names of the restored VM hard disks may differ from the original ones.
You can perform the following operations with VM guest OS files in the Veeam Backup browser:
- Restore files and folders to the original location
- Save files and folders to a folder on the backup server or in network shared folder
- Launch Veeam Explorers for application item restore
- Open files in Microsoft Windows Explorer
After the restore process is complete, close the Veeam Backup browser.
Restoring Files to Original Location
- To overwrite the original file on the VM guest OS 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.
When restoring file objects, you can choose to preserve original NTFS permissions:
- Select the Preserve permissions and ownership check box to keep original ownership and security permissions for restored objects. Veeam Backup & Replication will copy files and folders with associated Access Control Lists and preserve granular access settings.
- Leave the Preserve permissions and ownership check box not selected if you do not want to preserve original ownership and access settings for restored objects. Veeam Backup & Replication will change security settings: the user who launched the Veeam Backup & Replication console will be set as the owner of restored objects. Access permissions will be inherited from a folder to which restored objects are saved.
- To start Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory, browse to the Microsoft Active Directory database file (DIT) in the Veeam Backup browser, select it and click Application Items > Active Directory Items on the Home tab or double-click the DIT file.
- To start Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange, browse to the Microsoft Exchange database file (EDB) in the Veeam Backup browser, select it and click Application Items > Exchange Items on the Home tab or double-click the EDB file.
- To start Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint, browse to the Microsoft SharePoint content database (MDF) in the Veeam Backup browser, select it and click Application Items > SharePoint Items on the Home tab or double-click the MDF file.
- To start Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server, browse to the Microsoft SQL Server database file in the Veeam Backup browser, select it and click Application Items > SQL Server Databases on the Home tab or double-click the Microsoft SQL Server database file. For more information, see Microsoft Docs.
You can use Microsoft Windows Explorer to work with restored files and folders.
To open Microsoft Windows Explorer:
- In the Veeam Backup browser, click Explore on the ribbon or right-click the necessary folder and select Explore.
- Veeam Backup & Replication will launch Microsoft Windows Explorer. Browse to the necessary VM guest OS files.
After the warning is displayed, you can perform one of the following actions:
- You can close the Veeam Backup browser manually.
- You can click Cancel to postpone the close operation. The Veeam Backup browser will remain open for 5 minutes. After this period expires, Veeam Backup & Replication will display the warning again.
- You can perform no action. The Veeam Backup browser will be automatically closed in 5 minutes.