Restoring files from snapshots

Why you restore files

You might need to restore a file from a snapshot if the file was accidentally erased or corrupted.

Note
If you have purchased the SnapRestore option, you can automatically restore files or volumes from snapshots with one command. To restore a volume, see Deciding when to use SnapRestore. To restore a single file, see Reverting a file to a selected snapshot.

To restore a file from a snapshot, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	If the original file still exists and you do not want it overwritten by the snapshot file, then use your UNIX or Windows client to rename the original file or move it to a different directory.
2	Locate the snapshot containing the version of the file you want to restore.
3	Copy the file from the .snapshot directory to the directory in which the file originally existed.