Retrieving archives with the GUI
You can retrieve your archived files with the backup-archive client GUI.
Procedure
- Click Retrieve on the GUI main window. The Retrieve window displays.
- Expand the directory tree by clicking the plus sign (+) or the folder icon next to an object you want to expand. To search or filter files, click the Search icon from the toolbar.
- Enter your search criteria in the Find Files window.
- Click Search. The Matching Files window displays.
- Click the selection boxes of the files that you want to retrieve and close the Matching Files window.
- Enter your filter criteria in the Find Files window.
- Click Filter. The Retrieve window displays the filtered files.
- Click the selection boxes of the filtered files or directories that you want to retrieve.
- To modify specific retrieve options, click Options. Any options that you change are effective during the current session only.
- Click Retrieve. The Retrieve Destination window displays. You can retrieve files to a directory or drive other than the one from where they were originally archived. You can also select how much of the parent directory structure is re-created at the retrieve location.
- Click Retrieve. The Retrieve Status window displays the processing status.