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How to restore a specific version of a OneDrive document?

Follow these steps to restore a specific version of a OneDrive document:

Turbo UI

You can restore a specific version of a file from the snapshot selector. 

Step 1: Log in to SysCloud using your admin credentials.  

Step 2: Click on “Archives” and select “OneDrive” from the Side Navigation Panel.  

Step 3: Navigate to the user archives tab and click on a username to drill down into their archive. 

Step 4: Click on the calendar icon on the top right corner of the archives table and select the date or date range of the snapshot you need. If there are multiple versions of the same file on a specific date, you will be able to see various times listed under a specific snapshot. Select the version you require and click "Apply".

Step 5: The archive will now display the files from the snapshot version that you chose. Select the file(s) and click restore. 

Step 6:  In the Restore window, verify the selected snapshot date and time. Select Restore all share permissions if you want to restore the files with their sharing permissions intact.

If you want to restore the selected files to a separate folder, select Create a new folder for restore.If the selected files are not inside any folder, SysCloud creates a new restore folder using the format Restored on dd-mmm-yyyy hh_mm_ss. If the selected files are already inside a folder or subfolder, SysCloud retains the folder and subfolder structure automatically inside the

Add an optional comment, if required, and click Restore.

 

You can view the restore status from Reports > Restore report.

  • Multiple versions of the file will be available for a specific date only if multiple backups were performed on that date. By default, SysCloud creates 1x backup per day. If you need more versions to be backed up for the same day you should perform a manual on-demand backup. Click here to learn how to create an on-demand backup.

  • Folder and subfolder structure is retained automatically, if available. If the restored file is not inside a folder, SysCloud creates a default restore folder using the format Restored on dd-mmm-yyyy hh_mm_ss.