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MSUTech's avatar
MSUTech
Level 4
15 years ago

RESTORE: Directory Path

I am trying to restore an entire backup to a new location... ORIGINAL path: c:\userfiles\our_research\a bunch of subdirectories...etc... INTENDED NEW LOCATION: f:\a bunch of subdirecto...
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  • Colin_Weaver's avatar
    Colin_Weaver
    15 years ago

    Hmm OK I just tested this as I do now have access to a BE server and I see the same as you i.e

    1) With Preserve Tree checked - the redirect restore recreates the parent folders all the way to the root of the original volume.
    2) Without  Preserve Tree checked - it just restores to flat files.

    As such I don't think we can currently do exactly what you have aksed for which is restore the treee from the point of selection without the parent folders.

    You might like to submit this as an Idea (via the Ideas section in the bar at the top of this forum) as then other customers can vote to give us an idea of demand.

     

CraigV's avatar
CraigV
Moderator
15 years ago
In your restore job, where you select which data you'd like to restore too, you can choose to redirect your data to a specific folder. You can browse to it, or type it out.
Alternatively, you can create a B2D folder, and choose that as the media you'd like to restore too. However, disable the folder once done, as if your job isn't set up correctly, you'll end up backing up to that folder too.
I'd go with the first option though...