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Restore files and folders from a Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine backup

To restore individual files and folders from a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) backup:

  1. In the Management Console of the Cloud Failover Appliance (CFA), go to ClientsHyper-V.

  2. Select a registered VM to restore files and folders from.

  3. Click Browse and Restore on the actions toolbar, or right-click the selected VM, and then click Browse and Restore in the context menu.

    Browse and restore action

    The Browse and Restore wizard opens.

  4. In the open wizard, select a backup job associated with the VM to restore files and folders from, and then click Next.

    Browse and restore job

  5. Select the type of files to browse and restore, and then click Next.

    Component Files
    Browse and restore files that make up (define) the VM. Typically, these files are only useful if you need access to the low-level technical information regarding the VM.
    Contained Files
    Browse and restore files contained on the VM hard disks. Each disk can be explored independently using the special file system browser. This is useful to restore files from within the VM without the need to restore (and possibly create) the entire thing.

    Browse and restore file types

  6. If you selected Contained Files, select the path to restore the files to, and then click Next.

    Option Description
    Restore full path Retain the parent folder hierarchy of the selected files and folders
    Restore selected items only Discard the parent folder hierarchy and place the selected files and folders directly into the restore location

    Restore paths

  7. Review the restore settings and details, and then click Finish.

    Wait until the system makes copies of the VM disks to work with and mounts them.

    Restore summary

  8. In the file and folder browser dialog:

    1. Select where to restore files and folders to.

      If you selected Component Files, you can restore only to the appliance network share.

      If you selected Contained Files, you can restore to the current VM client, or to a different VM client, or to the appliance network share.

      To restore to a VM client, the VM must be registered with the CFA and powered on. Also, you have to provide credentials of an admin account available on the VM to gain access to the file system and save the restored files.

    2. Select files and folders to restore.

    3. Click Restore to start restoring, and wait for the process to complete.

    Select files to restore