Restore

This section will explain how you can restore SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business sites, and files in Microsoft Teams and download the contents of the sites.

Log in to RecoveryManager Plus as an administrator.
Navigate to the SharePoint & OneDrive tab > Restore.
Select the Tenant that has the SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, or Microsoft Team site with data that needs to be restored or downloaded.
In the Select Backup drop-down, select the backup schedule that contains the SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, or Microsoft Team site to be restored or downloaded.
Select the site that you want to restore and click the Review and Restore button.
To view how your sites looked at any point in the past, select a date and time from the Snapshot field.
RecoveryManager Plus provides two views to explore site items in each backup:

Site View: This is the default restoration view that provides a list of all sites that were backed up in the selected schedule. This view also includes details such as the URL of the SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, or Microsoft Team site backed up, the number of items backed up during the last backup cycle, and the size of those items. You can also download the entire content of the site by selecting the site and clicking the Download data (zip) button.

Note: In this view, you can download data from multiple sites and store them within your premises. Select the sites whose data you wish to download and click the Download data (zip) button. Provide a name for the download job, the location where the data is to be stored, and an encryption password if you want to secure your downloaded site data.

Backup view: This view provides the complete execution history of the selected backup schedule along with the number of items backed up during each cycle. Click the Review and Restore link beside the backup that contains the items to be restored.

Select the site and click Review and Restore in any view. The left pane on the next screen will display a list of all the sites you ave selected.
To view how your SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, or Microsoft Team site looked at any point in the past, select a date and time from the Snapshot field and click Apply. The tree in the left pane will provide an exact representation of your SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams data at the selected instant. You can restore any site or item to the backed up state.
Clicking the name of any site will expand it and display three trees: Subsites, Contents, and Channels. The subsites tree displays all the SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business subsites, the contents tree displays all the lists in the site, and the channels tree displays all the posts and files in the Microsoft Teams site.

Note: Adaptive cards and apps posted in Teams channels will not be displayed. However, Loop Apps and the hosted content can be viewed and downloaded.

You can restore or export an entire site or just a few items.
- Restore or download an entire site
  To restore an entire site to the backed up version:
  - Click the site’s name and click the Restore Site button at the bottom of the screen. You can also use the search bar in the top of the left pane to search for a particular site.
  - Select if the site should be restored to the same location or a different one.
  - If you wish to restore the contents to the same site, select Restore to the same site.
  - If you wish to restore the contents to a different location, select Restore to another site and click Browse. Select the site under which this site is to be restored and click Next.
  - Provide a name for the restore operation.
  - You can choose to restore just the changed items or missing items by selecting the appropriate option in the Restore following items section.
  - Specify if you wish to restore all versions of the list items contained in the site or just the current version. If you need to restore just the current version, you can also specify if you wish to overwrite the version history or merge it with the existing version history in the Version history restore option section.
  - Specify if you wish to restore the site permissions, the subsites, and the list views.
  - Click Restore to begin the restoration process.
  - Click the Operation History link at the bottom-right corner of the screen to view the status of the last five restoration or download operations performed using the product. Clicking Stop will stop the restore process. Clicking the View All link in the pop-up will take you to the Operation History screen. Click here for more information about the details provided in the Operation History section.
  To download an entire site:
  - Click the site’s name and click the Download data button at the bottom of the screen. You can also use the search bar in the top of the left pane to search for a particular site.
  - Provide a name for the download operation.
  - Provide the location where you want to store the downloaded data.
  - If you wish to encrypt the downloaded data to add an extra layer of security, select Encryption Password and enter the password.
  - Click Download.
- Restore or download individual site items or Teams files
  To restore individual items to a backed up version:
  - Select the items that you would like to restore and click the Restore Item button at the bottom of the screen.
  - Select if the item should be restored to the same list or a different one.
  - If you wish to restore the contents to the same site, select Restore to the same list.
  - If you wish to restore the contents to a different location, select Restore to another list and click Browse. Select the site and list in which the items are to be restored and click Next.
  - Provide a name for the restore operation.
  - You can choose to restore just the changed items or missing items by selecting the appropriate option in the Restore following items section.
  - Specify if you wish to restore all versions of the item or just the current version. If you need to restore just the current version, you can also specify if you wish to overwrite the version history or merge it with the existing version history in the Version history restore option section.
  - Specify if you wish to restore the permissions and previously configured list views.
  - Click Restore to begin the restoration process.
  - Click the Operation History link on the bottom-right corner of the screen to view the status of the last five restoration or download operations performed using the product. Clicking Stop will stop the restore process. Clicking the View All link in the pop-up will take you to the Operation History screen. Click here for more information about the details provided in the Operation History section.
  To download individual items:
  - Select the items that you would like to download and click the Download button at the bottom of the screen.
  - Provide a name for the download operation.
  - Provide the location where you want to store the downloaded data.
  - If you wish to encrypt the downloaded data to add an extra layer of security, select Encryption Password and enter the password.
  - Click Download.
- Restore or download a particular version of any item
  To restore a particular version of any item:
  - Click the number under the Versions column of the item that is to be restored.
  - In the screen that appears, you will be provided with a list of all versions of the items.
  - To preview the item’s version, hover the mouse over the version and click the preview icon .
  - To restore the item to any particular version, hover the mouse over the version and click the Restore link.
  - Select if the item should be restored to the same list or to a different list.
  - If you wish to restore the contents to the same site, select Restore to same list.
  - If you wish to restore the contents to a different location, select Restore to another list and click Browse. Select the site and list in which the items are to be restored and click Next.
  - Provide a name for the restore operation.
  - You can choose to restore just the changed items or missing items by selecting the appropriate option in the Restore following items section.
  - Specify if you wish to overwrite the version history or merge it with the existing version history.
  - Specify if you wish to restore the permissions and previously configured list views.
  - Click Restore to begin the restoration process.
  - Click the Operation History link in the bottom-right corner of the screen to view the status of the last five restoration or download operations performed using the product. Clicking Stop will stop the restore process. Clicking the View All link in the pop-up will take you to the Operation History screen. Click here for more information about the details provided in the Operation History section.
  To download a particular version of any item:
  - Click the number under the Versions column of the item that is to be restored.
  - In the screen that appears, you’ll be provided with a list of all versions of the items.
  - To preview the item’s version, hover the mouse over the version and click the preview icon .
  - To download a copy of the item’s version, hover the mouse over the version and click the download icon . Provide a location to store the item and click Download.

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