To perform any operation with a backup, you have to select it first. To select a backup, expand the archive, then click the backup. If the archive is protected with a password, you will be asked to provide it.
All the operations described below are performed by clicking the corresponding buttons on the toolbar. These operations can be also accessed from the ‘[Backup name]‘ actions bar (on the Actions and tools pane) and from the ‘[Backup name]‘ actions item of the main menu.
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View backup content in a separate window
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Click  View content.
In the Backup Content window, examine the backup content.
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Recover
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Click  Recover.
The Recover data page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a source.
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Recover a disk/volume as a virtual machine
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Right-click the disk backup, then select Recover as virtual machine.
The Recover data page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a source. Select the location and the type of new virtual machine and then proceed as with regular disk or volume recovery.
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Validate a backup
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Click  Validate.
The Validation page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a source. Validation of a file backup imitates recovering of all files from the backup to a dummy destination. Validation of a disk backup calculates a checksum for every data block saved in the backup.
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Export a backup
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Click  Export.
The Export page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a source. The export of a backup creates a new archive with a self-sufficient copy of the backup in the location you specify.
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Delete a single or multiple backups
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Select one of the backups you want to delete, then click  Delete.
The program duplicates your selection in the Backups deletion window that has check boxes for each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct if need be (select the check boxes for the desired backups), then confirm the deletion.
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Delete all archives and backups in the vault
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Please be aware that if filters have been applied to the vaults list, you see only a part of the vault content. Be sure that the vault does not contain archives you need to retain before starting the operation.
Click  Delete all.
The program duplicates your selection in the Backups deletion window that has check boxes for each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct if need be, then confirm the deletion.
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