Restore

This help page covers the restore of the Windows system state in the following sections:

Key:

Field Description
Select what to restore There are 2 options: 'Choose from files as of job' and 'Choose from all files'.
Show files Click to show the selected files in details.
User name User name for CloudBacko™ to access network location.
Restore files to Restore the image file to a hard disk.


To restore Microsoft Windows System State backup set:

  1. Click on the storage that you want to restore the backup from.
  2. Select the backup snapshot from the 'Select what to restore' drop down box. If you choose 'Choose from files as of job', you can select the date and time of the backup from the date and time drop down box.
  3. Option: Click on the 'Show filter' to apply the filter, so that you can select the choose the files with a certain file pattern.
  4. Select the files that you want to restore from the file tree. Click on the [+] in the file tree to expand the tree, [-] to collapse the tree. Click on the check box, all the files under the check box will be selected.
  5. Option: You can use the search function to search the files that you want to restore.
  6. Select the files that you need to restore.
  7. Click on the drop down box 'Restore files to' to change the location to store the files.
  8. Click on [Start restore] to begin the restore process.
  9. Continue to the next sections for instructions to restore the Windows System State.


For System State restore on Windows XP or 2003/R2:

  1. Open NTBackup, in the Windows Start menu, click [Run...] and type in ntbackup.
  2. Press [Next] and select [Restore files and settings]
  3. Click [Browse], browse to the SystemState.bkf file which you have restored via , CloudBacko™ then press [OK].
  4. Expand and select the corresponding System State file from the left panel, press [Next] afterward.
  5. Review the settings then press [Finish] to begin the restore process.
  6. The restore process is now completed.


For System State restore on Windows Server 2008/R2, SBS 2011:

  1. To view the backup version identifier, run the following command in the command prompt as administrator.

    > wbadmin get versions

  2. To restore system state, run the following command in command prompt as administrator.

    > wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:<VersionIdentifier> -backupTarget:<BackupDestinationVolume>

    Eg:
    > wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:09/24/2013-09:16 -backupTarget:G:

  3. Press "Y" to confirm the operations. After that, you need to wait for the restore, it may take several minutes to hours.
  4. After the recovery is completed, Click "Y" to reboot the computer.


For System State restore on Windows Server 2008/R2 Domain Controller:

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Important:
Authoritative restore of Windows 2008 Domain Controller is required only if you need to restore deleted Active Directories objects.

  1. Reboot the Windows Server 2008/R2 Domain Controller in Directory Service Repair Mode (DSRM):
  2. Perform the restore on the Domain Controller:
  3. Reboot the Windows Server 2008/R2 Domain Controller in Normal Mode:
  4. The restore process is now completed.