• .. back to support
• Table of Contents
• Overview
• System Configuration
• Using backup4business
• Setting up backup set
• Backing up files
• Restoring files
• In-File Delta Technology
• Oracle 8i/9i
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Lotus Domino / Notes
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• MySQL Server
• Email Reporting
• Further Information

6 Restoring files

This chapter describes different ways files can be restored from to the backup server

It is important to write down your encrypting key on paper and keep it in a safe place because there will be no ways to restore your backup files if you lose your encrypting key.

6.1 Restore backup files directly from backup server

You can use either backup 4 business OBM or the web restorer to restore backup files from the backup server.

Using backup4business OBM

You can restore your data from the backup server backup 4 business by following instructions below.

i. Open backup 4 business OBM from the System Tray (see previous sections for details)

ii. Select the [Restore] tab at the bottom part of backup 4 business OBM

iii. Select the backup set from which you would like files to be restored from the left panel

iv. Select the snapshot of your backup files that you would like to restore from the backup server by using [Show files after Job] drop down list

v. Select the files that you would like to restore and press the [Restore Files] button on the toolbar

vi. Use the [Browse] button to select the directory to where you want files to be restored (or simply select [Original location] to restore files to their original path)

vii. Files will be restored automatically as shown below (a file won’t be downloaded from the backup server again if an identical file exists on local path already)

6.2 Restore backup files from removable hard disk

If you want to restore lots of backup files from the backup server and you find it too slow to restore all your backup files from the backup server through the internet. You can ask your backup services provider to send you all your backup files in removable hard disk (or CD/DVD). However, all backup files stored on backup server are in encrypted format. You need to decrypt them back to their original format before you can use them. To decrypt your backup files from removable media, please do the followings:

i. Open backup 4 business OBM from the System Tray

ii. Select the [Tools] -> [Decrypt Files Wizard] from the menu

iii. Use the [Browse] button to locate the “files” directory (provided by your backup provider in removable hard disk or DVD) which contains the backup files that you want to decrypt

iv. If you have more than one backup set under the “files” directory, select the [Backup Set] which contains the backup files that you want to decrypt

v. Select the snapshot of your backup files that you would like to restore from the removable media by using [Show files after Job] drop down list

vi. If you want to see all different versions all files (shown as gray below), just choose the [Show all files] radio button on the [Decrypt Files Wizard] dialog. Files, which are shown in gray and marked as deleted below, e.g. dell.img (delete), are being stored in the retention area on the removable media (but you can still restore these files).

vii. Enter the directories to which you want backup files to be restored in the [Decrypt Files to] section and enter the [Decrypting Key] (the same as the encrypting key of this backup set)

viii. Press the [Start] button

6.3 Restrict restoring files by IP addresses

Online file restoring operation can be restricted by IP addresses. Please contact us if you wish to restrict online file restoring for your backup sets by IP addresses to allow people from authorized IP addresses to restore files from the backup server.

 

Top / Previous / Next / Table of Contents