Recovery Of Files Or Folders; Recovering A Deleted File Or Folder - HP ProLiant 300 Series Administration Manual

Access to NFS shadow copy pseudo-subdirectories is governed by normal access-control mechanisms
using the permissions stored in the file system. Users can access only those shadow copies to which they
have read access at the time the shadow copy is taken. To prevent users from modifying shadow copies,
all pseudo-subdirectories are marked read-only, regardless of the user's ownership or access rights, or the
permissions set on the original files.
Server for NFS periodically polls the system for the arrival or removal of shadow copies and updates
the root directory view accordingly. Clients then capture the updated view the next time they issue a
directory read on the root of the share.

Recovery of files or folders

There are three common situations that may require recovery of files or folders:
• Accidental file deletion, the most common situation.
• Accidental file replacement, which may occur if a user selects Save instead of Save As.
• File corruption.
It is possible to recover from all of these scenarios by accessing shadow copies. There are separate steps
for accessing a file compared to accessing a folder.

Recovering a deleted file or folder

To recover a deleted file or folder within a folder:
1. Navigate to the folder where the deleted file was stored.
2. Position the cursor over a blank space in the folder. If the cursor hovers over a file, that file is selected.
3. Right-click, select Properties from the bottom of the menu, and then click the Previous Versions
tab.
4. Select the version of the folder that contains the file before it was deleted, and then click View.
5. View the folder and select the file or folder to recover. The view may be navigated multiple folders
deep.
6. Click Restore to restore the file or folder to its original location. Click Copy... to allow the
placement of the file or folder to a new location.
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