Computer Restore: Files to Restore tab

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This name does not have to be unique. You can reuse names for restore jobs. However, you should choose a name that will help you identify the restore job.

• Current backed up files = Click to restore the current version of your files and directories. In the tree view you will see the current backed up data. You will restore the latest backed up version of each selected file and directory.

• Files backed up as of <time><date> = Click to restore historic versions of your files and directories. Then set the time and date from which you want to restore the data. In the tree view you will see the data that was backed up as of the selected time and date. You will restore the latest version of each selected file and directory that was stored in the backup server as of this time and date.

  To set the time, click a time element (for example, the hours) and either type a number or use the scroll arrows in the time box. To set the date, click the down-arrow to open the calendar so you can select a date.

  If you select a time/date that is before your data was backed up or that falls beyond the data retention period specified in your service agreement, a message is displayed indicating that you must specify a date that falls within these limits before you can continue.

Important: If you want to restore the current versions, do not select the files backed up as of option. Selecting this option will force a Time-Slice restore. LiveVault Online Backup Service will restore the latest version backed up as of that time. This means that if you select this option and choose the current date and time, and if the file you select is open and changing, then the prior version (not including the currently changing data) would be restored.

• Existing files = Click to view, select and restore only files and directories that currently reside on your computer.

• Existing and deleted files = Click to view, select and restore files and directories that were deleted from your computer. This option applies to both current and historic version restores. If you select this option, the files and directories that were backed up but have since been deleted from your computer will be displayed in the tree view. The backup server continues to maintain the backed up versions of the deleted files and directories.

Deleted files and directories are indicated by the following icons:

• indicates a deleted directory.

• indicates a deleted file.

Important: You can select deleted files and directories as you select other files. If you select a directory that contains deleted files, all files within the directory, including deleted files, will be restored. Selecting a deleted directory may result in restoring far more files than you anticipated. You should view the files in the selected deleted directory to ensure the results you expect.

• Click the expand or collapse icon preceding the computer icon to display or hide its volumes.

• Click the expand or collapse icon preceding a volume icon to display or hide its directories.

• Click the expand or collapse icon preceding a directory or subdirectory icon to display or hide its subdirectories.

• Click on a volume or directory icon or name to display its contents in the selection pane.

The items displayed in the selection pane are contained in the item (that is, volume or directory) selected in the directory tree.

For each file displayed, the size and modified date are shown.

Important: The modified date reflects when the file was last closed. This may not necessarily reflect the last time you modified the file (or the "modified" date you see on for the file on the Agent computer itself) nor the currency of the backed up version. For example, some database files will remain open for long periods of time (for example, weeks) yet during that time transactions have been committed to the database and LiveVault Online Backup Service has backed up those transactions and has at least one good historic copy each day. In addition some applications will keep  files open on the Agent and as a result the modified date in MyLiveVault will not reflect the actual last modified date you may expect.

The icon preceding an item indicates whether the item is included or excluded from this restore:

• None = Indicates the files and directories that will not be restored.

• Some = Indicates some files in the directories are selected and will be restored.

• All = Indicates the files or entire directories are selected and will be restored.

To select a file or an entire directory to restore, click on the blank or half-filled icon preceding it in the selection list box.

When you select a directory to restore, all its subdirectories and files are restored unless you specifically exclude them.

To exclude a file or directory, click on the full or half-filled icon preceding it in the selection list box.

To include or exclude multiple contiguous files or directories: Click the first item you want to highlight, press and hold the SHIFT key, and click the last item you want to highlight. All items between these two are highlighted in the list. Then, below the selection pane, click to include the items, or click to exclude the items.

To include or exclude multiple, non-contiguous items: Click the name or icon of the first item you want to highlight, press and hold the CTRL key, and click each additional item you want to highlight. Then, below the selection pane, click to include the items, or click to exclude the items.

As you select and clear the icons preceding the files and directories, the associated file selection rules are automatically added or removed from the restore job’s rule list.

The associated file selection rules are automatically added to the rule list.

Click Simple to collapse the form to display only the tree view so you can browse and select the files to restore. When the form is collapsed, the Advanced button is available.

The following information is displayed for each rule:

• Icon: The icon indicates the rule is an include rule; the icon indicates the rule is an exclude rule.

• Path: Displays the search string that LiveVault Online Backup Service tries to match against the file system to determine which directories and files to include or exclude for the restore.

• Subdirectories?: Displays Yes if the rule is applied to all files in subdirectories located at any point below the specified directory.

To delete or move a rule, select the rule in this list and click the appropriate button.

To modify a rule or create a new rule based on an existing rule, select the rule in the list box. The rule's information appears in the Path to include/exclude box and the associate option fields.

This is available in the Advanced view only.

• Include = Restore the file or directory.

• Exclude = Do not restore the file or directory.

The default is Include. This is available in the Advanced view only.

Clear this check box to restrict the rule so it applies only to those files located in the specified directory.

The check box is selected by default. This is available in the Advanced view only.

Type a full Windows path including volume, directory and, optionally, file pattern.

The path can:

• Include any characters (letters, numbers, symbols, punctuation marks and spaces) except for the following symbols: " > < |

• It can include the wildcard "*" to represent a directory.

• Be a directory, with full path including volume. For example, C:\Program Files\LiveVault\*

• Be a file pattern, with full path including volume.

• Be a maximum of 259 characters.

File patterns can include any legal Windows file characters, as well as file wildcard characters, for example:

• An actual filename, such as, C:\MARKETING\BUDGET.TMP

• Wildcard strings, such as, C:\MARKETING\*.TMP

Wildcards for file patterns can be:

• * (asterisk) which matches zero or more characters.

• ? (question mark) which matches a single occurrence of any character.

For example, *.tmp matches all files that have the .tmp extension.

For more wildcard examples, see Interpreting File Selection Rules.

This field is available in the Advanced view only.

This button is available if a rule is selected in the rule list. It is available in the Advanced view only.

These buttons are available if a rule is selected in the rule list. These are available in the Advanced view only.

This is available if there is a valid path in the Path to include/exclude box. This is available in the Advanced view only.

Note: You must completely configure your restore job before you can save the request.