Restoring archived data

You can selectively restore files from a backup.

Example. You can restore a particular site to the exclusion of other backups.

You must have FTP access to restore files.

Review the following important notes before you restore files.

Restoring files is a two-step process.

You need to:

Restoring archived data

To restore data, in the shortcuts section of the Home page, click Backup/Restore (Tools section). In the Backup/Restore submenu, click Restore. The Restore form opens.
 

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You need to specify the FTP server details and select the files to restore.
 

wizard Step1: Enter FTP information

  1. In the FTP Server field, enter the name of the FTP server where you have archived the data.

  2. In the FTP Login field, enter the user name of your account on the FTP server.

  3. In the FTP Password field, enter the password to the FTP server.

  4. In the FTP Location field, enter the complete directory path of the backup directory on the FTP server.

  5. In the Email field, enter the email address at which you want to receive email status notifications.

  1. Click Connect.
    The Restore form opens.

wizard Step2: Select the files to restore

  1. In the Restore form, select the check boxes next to the files you want to restore.

  2. Note: Files split into multiple files during backup can be restored as a single file. Select the multiple files that constitute the original file, then select the Enable Recurse check box (displayed at the end of the file listing).

  1. Click Restore.

The status of the restore will be conveyed to the email address specified in the Email field.

 

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