Restore by Tree Option

The Restore by Tree view lets you restore a specific directory or drive. This view displays a machine tree of files and directories that were backed up with Arcserve Backup.

Restore by Tree restores a specific directory or drive from a display of files and directories that were backed up with Arcserve Backup. Use this method when you do not know which media contains the data you need, but you know the machine from which the back up originated.

The Restore by Tree view displays only the last instance of a backup. To view and access all other instances, select the object that you want to restore and click the Recovery Point drop-down lists to select a date and session. If there are multiple partial backups of the same drive, the Restore by Tree view displays only the last backup. However, if there is a full volume backup of the drive available, the last full backup is displayed, instead of the last partial backup.

Example: Restore by Tree Option

Drive D:\ contains two directories that are backed up on a weekly basis-D:\Temp and D:\Documents. D:\Temp and D:\Documents were both backed up on April 21 and April 28. A full backup of drive D:\ was performed on April 1.
The Restore Manager displays instances relating to the full backup of Drive D:\ performed on April 1.
To restore the April 28 instance of D:/Documents, select the D:/Documents directory in the Restore by Tree view and click the first Recovery Point drop-down control and select April 28 as the recovery point day. Click the second Recovery Point drop-down control to view all available sessions and select the appropriate session.

The Restore by Tree view uses the Arcserve Backup database; if the database engine is stopped, this method of restore will not work.

More information:

Data Restore Methods

Restore by Backup Media Option

Restore by Image View Option

Restore by Query Option

Restore by Session Option

Restore by Tree