Guest Files (Windows / Linux) Restore
Guest files restore allows users to restore files only instead of the whole virtual machine. In this section, you will learn about how to execute such restore tasks step by step.
Contents
- Before You Start
- Launch a Guest File Restore Portal
Before You Start
Guest files restore allows you to only restore individual files or folders from Microsoft Windows and Linux virtual machines. Supported file systems for Windows / Linux are listed below.
- Windows: NTFS, FAT32
- Linux: NTFS, FAT32, ext3, ext4
Launch a Guest File Restore Portal
- Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > Microsoft Hyper-V, single-select the virtual machine you want to restore, click Restore to launch the restore wizard, and open Active Backup for Business Portal.
- Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > Task List, select the backup task you want to restore, click Restore to launch the restore wizard, and open Active Backup for Business Portal.
Note:
- Active Backup for Business Portal, which is mainly used for data restore, will be installed automatically when users install Active Backup for Business.
- Active Backup for Business Portal does not support the virtual machines with dynamic disks.
- To perform file level recovery, SSH service of the guest OS is required to be enabled.