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Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server Limitations

The Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server cannot perform some of the document-level or granular restore operations for SharePoint Systems. The agent cannot restore:

• configuration or application data. So, any binaries developed for web applications or application pages will not be restored.
• customized site definitions, list definitions, content type definitions, filed definitions.
• alerts, audit trail, change log history, items in check-in/check-out state, recycle bin items, recycle bin state, security state, workflow tasks and workflow states.
• external blob store (EBS).
• list items such as Survey list to alternative location. You can restore only complete surveys.
• root web site.
• item versions such as team discussion and PKI list.
• documents created under the Administration site while performing DB level restore.

Other limitations:

• If a file has only one version, and it is in the check-out state, then the agent cannot restore this file.
• Restore operation on list/site/site collection to original location will not restore list items from the Recycle Bin. However, you can perform these steps and try to restore:
  1. Clear the Recycle Bin, both at site-level and site-collection level
  2. Restore those list items separately.

  Note: The list does not include document library.

• It is not recommended to restore from one domain to another domain as the security settings are not compatible between two different domains.

Important! If you are restoring an object, list item or folder, list or web to an original location then you must ensure the object’s parent location exists.