PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 File System User Guide

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File system file-level restore from File Search

Within the Restore window of the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, click the File Search button. The Search Criteria pane displays to search files based on specific criteria. In the Search Criteria pane, enter or select any one or a combination of the following fields. The files that match the search criteria display in the Results pane.

Table 1. File search criteriaFile search criteria and their description
Search criteria	Description
File Name	Enter the complete or partial name of the file.
File Type	Enter the file type. For example, `xls` or `doc`.
Size	Enter the minimum or maximum size of the file and select a unit such as KB, MB, GB, or TB.
Folder Path	Enter the complete or partial folder path of the file.
Show Only Files	Move this slider to the right to filter only the files.
File System Name	Select or enter the file system name.
Host Address	Enter or select the name of the file system host.
Last Backup Only	Move this slider to the right to filter the files that are backed up recently.
Backup Date	Enter or select the specific date range to filter the files based on their backup date.
Date Modified	Enter or select the specific date range to filter the files based on their modified date
Date Created	Enter or select the specific date range to filter the files based on their created date.

File Search enables you to restore files from protected file-system backup copies to:

The original file-system host
An alternate file-system host

NOTE:

File-search functionality is supported for Windows NTFS file systems.
For file-level restores, the files must be restored from a Windows backup to a Windows file system.