Archive and retrieve your data (Windows)
You can archive infrequently used files to the Tivoli® Storage Manager server and retrieve them when necessary. Archiving and retrieving files is similar to backing up and restoring files.
Unless otherwise specified, references to Windows refer to all supported Windows operating systems.
All the primary archive and retrieve procedures also apply to the web client, except for the following functions:
- Preferences editor
- Setup wizard
You can complete the following primary archive and retrieve tasks:
- Archive files
To archive files, select the files that you want to archive. You can select the files by name or description, or select them from a directory tree. - Retrieve archives
Select the Retrieve function to recover an archive copy of a file or a directory.
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