Mounting a Backup Image File
The Recovery Environment Explore Backup Image Wizard guides you through the process of mounting a backup image file to browse and restore files and folders.
Note: For information on types of mounts see Backup Image File Mount Options.
To restore files and folders, follow these steps:
- Open the Explore Backup Wizard by doing one of the following:
- In the Wizards tab, click Browse or Restore Files Wizard.
- In the Tasks menu, click Explore Backup Image.
- In the Backup Image File Name page, browse to the image file you want to browse, then click Next.
- Note: The Mount Wizard supports both ShadowProtect image files as well as Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) files. Use the Files of type dropdown box to show and select either VHDX or ShadowProtect files.
- (Conditional) Provide the appropriate password if the wizard detects the file is encrypted.
- (Conditional) In the Backup Image Dependencies page, keep the selected point-in-time image or choose another.
- Note: Recovery Environment only displays this Dependencies page if you select an Incremental image (.spi) to explore.
- In the Explore Options page, select from these options:
- Time/Date: Uses the backup image's creation date and time as the sub-folder name (for example, 7-12-2008 10.19.24 AM).
- File Name: Uses the backup image file name as the sub-folder name (for example, E_VOL b001).
- Custom: Lets you specify a custom sub-folder name.
- In the Wizard Summary page, review the mount information, then click Finish.
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Assign the following Drive Letter |
Mounts the backup image as the selected drive letter. |
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Mount in the Following Empty NTFS Folder |
Mounts the backup image as a Mount Point. You must specify how you want to name the mount point sub-folder: |
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Mount Backup as Read-Only |
Mounts the backup image as read-only. Uncheck this option to mount the volume as read/write. You can then make changes to content--add, edit, or delete files or folders--and save them. When you dismount the volume, the utility asks you if you want to save the changes and to name the file. The utility saves this new file to preserve the changes. Note: The utility never alters the original backup file. |
The utility mounts the backup image file, then automatically launches an Explorer window and displays the contents of the mounted volume.
Mounting a Windows Dedup Volume
If any of the dependent backup files in the backup chain are stored on a Windows Dedup volume, ShadowProtect cannot:
- Mount the backup file.
- Run a VirtualBoot on the backup file.
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