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    Restore and export Microsoft OneDrive backups in Cloud Application Backup

    • Summary:Restore, export, or download data backed up from Microsoft OneDrive within Cloud Application Backup.
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    To restore or export data backed up from Microsoft OneDrive within Infrascale Cloud Application Backup (CAB), follow these steps:

    1. In the CAB Management Portal, click Recovery in the sidebar menu, and then click the Microsoft OneDrive backup task.

      Select restore

    2. Find a site to restore or export data for, and then click Next (Next icon) in the Action column.

      You can search for sites, or filter them by backup status.

      Filter sites

    3. Select the preferred choice for restore:

      • Via Snapshot

        1. Set the date range to show all snapshots within this range, and then click Continue.

          Snapshot restore

        2. In the list of snapshots, select a snapshot to restore or export data from.

          You can also restore or export specific items from snapshots. To browse a snapshot, click Explore (Explore icon) in the Action column, select one or more items, and then click Restore or Download.

      • Via Item Search

        1. In the Search for box, enter the search query, and then click Continue.

          Item restore

          Click More (More icon) to show the advanced search options.

        2. In the search results, select files to restore or export.

    4. Click Restore to recover the selected items, or click Download and specify the desired options to export the selected items.

      • When restoring, you can choose to restore data to a different site.

        Also, you can select a method to handle the restore against the existing data: non-desctructive (restore to a sub-site), overwrite, ignore, or duplicate.

      • When exporting, data is archived in a ZIP file, which can be downloaded locally or exported to Amazon S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Platform, Box, or Dropbox.

        Also, you have the option to include all deleted items in the restore archive.

    After you initiate the restore or the download process, you can view its current status in the Restore & download status section.

    Restore progress

    You can manage the process using the following special actions in the Action column:

    Action Icon Description
    Download Download icon Download exported data
    Info Info icon View process details
    Cancel Cancel icon Stop process