You can search the catalog to easily find files that you want to restore, or to make sure that you have backups of certain files. This feature also enables you to see all cataloged, backed up versions of a file, so you can restore earlier versions if you need to. You can also use this feature to make sure that you have multiple copies of a file. Then, you can remove the file by running a full backup job that uses the method to back up and delete the files.
To search for files to restore
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Click Stop to halt the search, or New Search to search for another file.
The Search Catalogs results window appears. All of the backed up versions of the file appear in the Search Catalogs window. Double-click the file to view the file’s properties.
To sort the listings by filename, size, type or date modified, click the appropriate column heading.
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Check the version of the file you want to restore and click Apply.
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Submit the job using the same procedures required for other restore jobs.
Backup Exec will prompt you to insert the correct media if it is not already located in a drive.