Preparing to use the restore command

Preparing the destination

About preparing the destination

If you are restoring the backup to its original path, you do not need to prepare the target volume, qtree, or subtree. If you are restoring the backup to a different destination, you must prepare the location.

Preparing the destination

If you are restoring to a location other than the original location, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	If you are restoring...	Then...
A volume	Create a new volume.
A qtree or a directory	Rename or move files that are likely to have the same names as files you are restoring. Caution If a restored file has the same name as an existing file, the existing file is overwritten by the restored file. Directories are not overwritten.

Step

Action

If you are restoring...

Then...

A volume

Create a new volume.

A qtree or a directory

Rename or move files that are likely to have the same names as files you are restoring.

Caution
If a restored file has the same name as an existing file, the existing file is overwritten by the restored file. Directories are not overwritten.