Restore

AhsayOBM provided three (3) options in restoring a backup such as through the Local machine, Original location, and Alternate location. After this quick walkthrough, you will see the step-by-step instructions with corresponding screen shots on how to restore your data using the following options below.

  • Local machine

    Restore your data to your local computer where AhsayOBM is running.

  • Original location

    Aside from the local machine, you can also restore your data to your original location, on the cloud storage, where you backed up them.

  • Alternate location

    Besides the two (2) options above, you can also restore your data to an alternate location which is through the same cloud storage but on a different folder.

With AhsayOBM v9.9, certain tweaks have been made to the backup process for the Dropbox Cloud type where files and folders available for restore may vary depending on the account type used when creating a Dropbox Cloud type backup set.

For more information, please refer to the Troubleshooting - Dropbox Backup Set section.

  1. On the main interface, click the following icon.

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  2. Select the backup set that you would like to restore.

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  3. Select the backup destination that contains the data that you would like to restore.

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    You can modify the temporary directory for your Cloud File backup set that you would like to restore by clicking Show advanced option, then click Browse.

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  4. Select to restore from a specific backup job, or the latest job available from the “Select what to restore” drop-down menu.

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    Tick Restore to local computer if you want to restore the backup data to the local drive. Once done selecting the files and/or folders to restore, click Next to proceed.

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    If you want to search for directories, files and folders to be restored, click Search to use the restore filter.

    For more detailed examples and information on how to use the restore filter, refer to the GUI File Backup and Restore section.

  5. The window that will be displayed will depend on the restore destination selected. Here are the three options:

    • Local computer

      If you want to restore on your local computer, browse the corresponding directory path on the local drive where you want the backup data to be restored.

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      Click Show advanced option to configure other restore settings.

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      Verify checksum of in-file delta files during restore

      By enabling this option, the checksum of in-file delta files will be verified during the restore process. This will check the data for errors during the restore process and will create a data summary of the in-file delta files which will be included in the report.

    • Original location

      If you have chosen this option, the backup data will be restored to the computer running AhsayOBM under the same directory path.

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    • Alternate location

      If you have chosen this option, backup data will be restored to another location of your choice. Click Change to select the alternate path on the cloud storage.

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      Select the path where the data will be restored then click OK.

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      Click Next to proceed.

      Data can only be restored to the local computer or to the original cloud storage where the data was backed up from (i.e. same cloud storage provider and same account). Restoring backup data to a different cloud storage provider or different account is NOT possible.

  6. The following screen will be displayed after the restore process is complete.

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    Data of a Run on Server Cloud File backup set can only be restored via the AhsayCBS web console. The following error message will be displayed if you try to restore data of a Run on Server Cloud File backup set via the AhsayOBM user interface.

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