Single repository recovery

Get into the restore view using the following method:

1. Open the Azure DevOps tab (DevOps > Azure DevOps), then click the Explore button next to the organization whose backup you want to restore (explore icon in list view).

2. Go to the Repositories tab and search for the repository you want to restore, then click the restore icon in the action menu of that repository.

Select the backup plan from which you want to restore data. Click the drop-down under Backup plans section and choose one of the plans from the list.

Choose the backup version from all the backups that have already been performed — select the desired date and click the Restore button.

Select the data available to restore and click Restore selected or Restore all to proceed.

Select the destination for the recovery and click Next.

In the Data to restore section at the top, you can select which of the previously chosen available data you want to restore.

In the Restore to section, you can change the previously selected recovery destination if needed.

In the Throttling prevention section, you can add additional DevOps accounts to avoid throttling.

Configure the recovery destination settings, depending on where the backup will be restored.

Restore to a Git organization:

1. Select the target organization, then select or create a new project (where applicable).

2. In Restore settings, you can set a unique, custom name for the repository (or use the custom name automatically generated by GitProtect).

1. If you are restoring your repository to a different Git organization than the original (for example, GitHub), in addition to setting a custom name, you can choose whether to add a label to the restored elements (where applicable).

2. Check which worker is set as the default for recovery and change it if necessary.

3. If needed, you can also adjust the bandwidth.

Restore to a device:

1. Select the destination device (a registered device).

2. Make sure the device where you want to restore data has the Git client added to the PATH environment variable. The PATH variable is usually configured automatically after Git installation (a system restart may be required) — if it isn’t, you will have to configure it manually.

1. Specify the restoration directory and configure other options (for example, whether to overwrite existing data or reduce bandwidth). If needed, you can create a new restoration folder on the selected drive from the Management Service level.

After defining all parameters, click the Restore button to begin the recovery process. When the process is complete, a new repository/folder will be created in your organization/on your device. You can monitor the restoration process in the Tasks tab.