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Brick Level Restore Options

When you create a restore job, a conflict may occur if a version of what you are restoring already exists on your destination server. To prepare for this situation, you can choose a conflict resolution restore option. To select a restore option, right-click Microsoft Exchange Server-Brick Level and select Agent Option.

Select one of the following conflict resolution options:

• Never overwrite original message--Do not delete original messages and always restore as copies. Use this option if you are restoring to an empty folder in the original location or an alternative location.
• Overwrite original message if changed--Delete only the original messages that have been modified since they were backed up. Do not delete original messages and always restore as copies. Use this option if you are restoring to an empty folder in the original location or an alternative location.
• Always overwrite message--Delete original messages.
• Never overwrite original message if changed--Do not delete original messages and always restore as copies those messages that have been modified since they were backed up. Because messages that have not been modified are skipped, this option is faster than the Restore as Copy option.

  Note: When a message is restored, a new message ID is created and assigned to it. Consequently, if you restore from one backup multiple times, you will see duplicated messages even if you selected to overwrite the original.