Confirm A Backup; Recover Files From A Backup - Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Manual

7. Backup
Note: The first time you use a disk for backup, it is reformatted and all previous data on it
is lost. The backup disk is also not visible to users in File Explorer.

Confirm a backup

You have two ways with the Windows Server Backup tool to check whether a backup has
occurred:
1. In the left navigation panel, click Windows Server Backup.
The state of the last backup is listed.
2. In the left navigation panel, click Local Backup.
All backups for the last week appear in a table.

Recover files from a backup

These instructions apply to a full backup to a DAS:
1. In Server Manager, select Tools > Windows Server Backup.
2. In the left navigation panel, select Local Backup.
3. In the right panel, select Recover.
4. Use the Recovery wizard to recover files, folders, a Hyper-V machine state, a volume, an
application, or a system state.
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