Windows file restore operations limitations

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While troubleshooting, consider the following known Windows platform issues and limitations for file restore operations issued from the IBM Storage Protect file restore interface.

Directory does not restore to alternate location on Windows virtual machine

In this scenario, a directory is selected for a Restore to > Alternate Location operation. After the operation completes, the following error message displays for the directory: 
File not found during backup, Archive or Migrate processing. 
No file specification entered.
This error occurs when either of the following conditions exist:
  • The directory has the same name as a file that was selected for restore, and the file is restored before the directory.
  • The directory has the same name as a file that exists on the target virtual machine.
This is a known limitation.

Microsoft Windows user account cannot access its own user folders

User folders are a collection of folders that are created by the Windows operating system for each user account. These folders are typically in C:\Users\<user account>. A Windows user account cannot access its own user folders in the file restore interface. This is a known limitation.

Directories that are restored to an alternate location by a Windows domain administrator become owned by the domain administrator

In this scenario, a Windows domain administrator restores a directory and files that are owned by a Windows domain user, and Restore to > Alternate Location is selected. The restore operation completes successfully, and the Windows domain user retains ownership of the restored files. However, ownership of the restored directory changes to the Windows domain administrator. This is a known limitation. (

Windows operating system identifies date and time stamp as a file type

During a file restore operation, when a file with the same name exists, the restored file's original modification date and time is added to the file name. For example, the file 1.txt can contain this date and time stamp:1.2015-5-10-04-00.txt

However, a Windows operating system identifies the date and time stamp as a file type. For example, when you view the file 1.2015-5-10-04-00.txt in Windows Explorer, the Type column displays 2015-5-10-04-00.txt. The file format is not affected. This is a known limitation.