Restoring Microsoft Exchange and OneDrive data
Restore emails, calendars, contacts, and selected OneDrive folders and files from a backup.
Microsoft Exchange and OneDrive data can be restored with granular control over the recovery scope and destination. Emails, calendars, contacts, files, and folders can be restored directly to a Microsoft 365 user account or locally to a device, supporting recovery after accidental deletion, migration, and other data-loss scenarios.
Recovery process
The below steps demonstrate how to restore Microsoft Exchange data and OneDrive folders and files using GitProtect Management Service.
Open the Microsoft 365 tab, then click the Explore button next to the organization whose backup you want to restore.
In the Microsoft 365 Users tab, search for the user whose data you want to restore, and then click the restore button in the action menu for that user.
Next, select the backup plan from which you want to restore data. Click View available plans, and then select a plan 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 restore destination and click Next.
In the next pane, browse the tabs, select the data you want to restore, and click Restore selected. Alternatively, click Restore all to restore all available data.
Next, depending on the selected restore destination, configure the Restore to and Restore directory settings.
Restore to the original account
In the Restore directory section, choose one of the following options:
New directory — creates a new directory to restore the data to.
Original directory — restores the data to its original location. You can also choose to overwrite existing OneDrive files and email messages.
The option to create a copy of overwritten OneDrive files is currently unavailable.
Restore to a new account
In the Restore to pane, select the user to whom you want to restore the data, and click Save.
In the Restore directory section, choose one of the following options:
New directory — creates a new directory to restore the data to.
Original directory — restores the data to its original location. You can also choose to overwrite existing OneDrive files and email messages.
The option to create a copy of overwritten OneDrive files is currently unavailable.
Restore to a device
In the Restore to pane, select the device to use as the restore destination, and click Save.
In the Restore directory section, select the directory where the data will be restored, and then click Apply.
In Restore settings, you can limit bandwidth usage and select the default backup agent (worker) that will be used to restore the data (where applicable).
After defining all parameters, click the Restore button to start the recovery process. You can monitor the process in the Tasks tab.
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