Operations With Backups - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition User Manual

or multiple archives
Delete all archives in the
vault
4.3.2

Operations with backups

To perform any operation with a backup, you have to select it first. To select a backup, expand the
archive, then click the backup. If the archive is protected with a password, you will be asked to
provide it.
All the operations described below are performed by clicking the corresponding buttons on the
toolbar. These operations can be also accessed from the '[Backup name]' actions bar (on the Actions
and tools pane) and from the '[Backup name]' actions item of the main menu.
The following is a guideline for you to perform operations with backups.
To
View backup content in
a separate window
Recover
Recover a disk/volume
as a virtual machine
Validate a backup
Export a backup
Delete a single or
multiple backups
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2. Click Delete.
The program duplicates your selection in the Backups deletion (p. 150) window that
has check boxes for each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct
if need be (select the check boxes for the desired archives), then confirm the
deletion.
Please be aware that if filters have been applied to the vaults list, you see only a part
of the vault content. Be sure that the vault does not contain archives you need to
retain before starting the operation.
Click Delete all.
The program duplicates your selection in the new window that has check boxes for
each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct if need be, then
confirm the deletion.
Do
Click View content.
In the Backup Content window, examine the backup content.
Click Recover.
The Recover data (p. 200) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a
source.
Right-click the disk backup, then select Recover as virtual machine.
The Recover data (p. 200) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a
source. Select the location and the type of new virtual machine and then proceed as
with regular disk or volume recovery.
Click Validate.
The Validation (p. 219) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a
source. Validation of a file backup imitates recovering of all files from the backup to
a dummy destination. Validation of a disk backup calculates a checksum for every
data block saved in the backup.
Click Export.
The Export (p. 225) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a source.
The export of a backup creates a new archive with a self-sufficient copy of the
backup in the location you specify.
Select one of the backups you want to delete, then click
The program duplicates your selection in the Backups deletion (p. 150) window that
has check boxes for each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct
Delete.
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