Restoring network shares

Restoring network shares involves restoring the data, the share, or both. If you protect a server, users of Backup Exec Retrieve can only access files and folders that were originally written to a share. After restoring shared folders, the screen must be refreshed before the shared folder icon appears.

Network shares cannot be restored if they are in use at the time of the restore.

To restore network shares

  1. On the navigation bar, click Restore.

  2. In the task pane, under Views, click Console restore.

  3. In the results pane, select the restore job.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • To restore the share only, in the selection tree pane, do not select any information to restore.

    • To restore the data and the share, in the selection tree pane, select the files and folders to restore.

  5. In the selection list pane, select the shared folder.

    Items in the list view belong to the share. Selecting items in the selection list pane restores the share. If any attribute in the share changes, the share must be disabled before restoring. Attributes appear in the Microsoft Windows Properties dialog box for the shared item and include the share name, comments, user limits, and permissions.

  6. In the task pane, under Restore Tasks, click Restore files.

  7. Specify the options that you want.


    Restore job name

    Abbreviated name of the restore job.

    For example, WCMKTShare.

    Description

    Full name or brief description of the restore job.

    For example, West Coast Marketing Shared Folders.

    Restore to

    Location where the selected files and folders will be copied.

    Shares can only be restored to their original location, although the files in a share can be restored elsewhere.

    Options

    Restore to original folder – Restores the selected files to the folder from which they originated.

    Redirect the restore to an alternate folder – Restores the selected files to the folder of your choice. Type the path to the folder in the text box.

    Preserve folder structure

    Maintains the tree structure of the selected files and folders during the restore. This check box is enabled for redirected restore jobs.

  8. Click OK.

  9. Click OK to clear the confirmation message.

More Information

Restoring files and folders

Restoring system information

Restoring network shares