Computer Restore: Options tab

Purpose

Use this Options tab on the Computer Restore form to specify the options that you want to use to restore your data over the Internet. You can:

Specify how you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to handle filename conflicts between restored files and existing files on your computer during the restore.
Specify that you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to redirect the restore, so the data is restored to a different location on your computer, instead of to its original location.
Specify whether to restore the original security descriptors for the data, or use the default security at the restore location.

In addition, you can:

Name the restore job.
Save the new restore job request.

Because the fields on this tab apply only to restores that are delivered over the Internet, they are available only if you selected Network or Automatic as the delivery method on the Delivery tab. They are not available if you selected the Media delivery method.

However, if you receive your restored data on physical media, you will get to specify these options when you restore the data from the media to your computer.

Fields and Buttons Descriptions

Field/Button	Description
Name of restore	Type a name for the restore job. This can include any letters, numbers, or symbols, to a maximum of 229 characters, except for: { or } $$ 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.
Save button	Click to save your restore job configuration. A form opens so you can review your restore job configuration. Note: You must completely configure your restore job before you can save the request.
Cancel button	Click to discard your restore request and return to the Restore tab on the Computer Information form.
Filename conflict Options
Select one of the following options to indicate how you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to handle filename conflicts between an existing file on your computer and a file that is being restored.
Auto-rename the existing file	Select this option if you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to rename the existing file on your computer and preserve the restored filename, if there is a filename conflict. An extension (in sequence) of .001, .002, etc. will be appended to the existing file. For example, the existing file MyFile.doc will be renamed to MyFile.doc.001, and the restored file will have the name MyFile.doc. LiveVault Online Backup Service will use this method to resolve filename conflicts by default, unless you select a different method. Important: When restoring files/directories, we strongly recommend using this option as it provides you the greatest flexibility. However, this option requires that you have sufficient disk space available for both copies (restored and existing copies) of each file. If you do not have sufficient disk space, the restore will fail.
Auto-rename the restored file	Select this option if you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to rename the restored file and preserve the existing filename on your computer, if there is a filename conflict. An extension (in sequence) of .001, .002, etc. will be appended to the restored file. For example, the restored file MyFile.doc will be renamed to MyFile.doc.001, and the existing file will have the name MyFile.doc. Important: This option requires that you have sufficient disk space available for both copies (restored and existing copies) of each file. If you do not have sufficient disk space, the restore will fail.
Always overwrite existing file with restored file	Select this option if you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to always replace (that is, overwrite) the existing file on your computer with the restored file, if there is a filename conflict. If the file is currently open, you can specify LiveVault Online Backup Service to overwrite the open file when your computer is restarted (see the Overwrite open files when the computer is rebooted check box). Important: Once a file is overwritten, you cannot retrieve it except by restoring another version. We do not usually recommend using this option.
Overwrite existing files only if restored file is newer	Select this option if you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to compare the existing and restored files if there is a filename conflict, and to do the following: If the restored file is newer, overwrite the existing file. If the existing file is newer, discard the restored file. If the file is currently open, you can specify LiveVault Online Backup Service to overwrite the open file when your computer is restarted (see the Overwrite open files when the computer is rebooted check box).
Do NOT overwrite the existing file	Select this option if you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to always discard the restored file if there is a filename conflict with an existing file on your computer. This means that the existing file is always kept.
Overwrite open files when the computer is rebooted	Sometimes files to be restored are open when the restore job runs (for example, some system DLLs). Select this check box if you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to store these restored files in a temporary directory until the computer is restarted. After the computer is restarted, the open files will be overwritten with the restored files to complete the restore. Note: LiveVault Online Backup Service does not automatically restart the computer. You must restart the computer to complete the restore. If you clear this check box, LiveVault Online Backup Service will skip restoring files that are open during the restore. Instead, the restored files will be discarded and the restore failures will be logged.
Redirect restore options
By default, LiveVault Online Backup Service restores files to their original location (volume and directory) on the your computer. If the original directory does not exist, it recreates the directory as part of the restore process. If the original volume does not exist, the restore process fails and a message is logged in the restore log. However, you can specify that you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to redirect the restore, so the data is restored to a different location on your computer, instead of to the path where the data was originally located.
Redirect restored files to a different location	Select this check box if you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to restore the data to a different location on your computer, instead of to the path where the data was originally located.
Preserve directories	Select this option if you want to restore the entire directory structure of the restored files into the directory specified in the Path to restore to box. This will include the full parent pathname from the root as well as all of the selected subdirectories.
Don’t preserve directories	Select this option if you want to restore all of the selected files directly into the directory specified in the Path to restore to box, regardless of their original placement in subdirectories. All the restored files are placed in the specified directory without their old directory structure.
Path to restore to	Type the full path in which you want to restore the files on your computer. For example, if you want the directory structure to be inserted below the C: root, type C:\ Note: You must restore files to local fixed drives on a computer. LiveVault Online Backup Service does not support restores to mapped network drives.
Security descriptors options
Select one of these options to indicate whether you want LiveVault Online Backup Service to restore the original NTFS security descriptors for the data, or to use the default security at the restore location.
Restore the original NTFS security descriptors	Select this option to restore the original NTFS security descriptors with the restored files and directories.
Apply the default NTFS security descriptors	Select this option to skip restoring the NTFS security descriptors with the restored files. Instead the default NTFS security descriptors set for the restore location will be used.