Windows Server Backup : Recover Files2022/12/23

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# set backup location object
# example follows is for the case backups exist on shared folder
# for the case backups exist on local drive ⇒ -VolumePath (drive letter)
PS C:\Users\Administrator> $BackupLocation = New-WBBackupTarget -NetworkPath "\\10.0.0.102\Share01" `
-Credential (New-Object PSCredential("Serverworld", (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText "P@ssw0rd01" -Force)))

# confirm backups
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WBBackupSet -BackupTarget $BackupLocation

VersionId        : 12/22/2022-05:42
BackupTime       : 12/21/2022 9:42:24 PM
BackupTarget     : \\10.0.0.102\Share01
RecoverableItems : Volumes, SystemState, Applications, Files, BareMetalRecovery
Volume           : {EFI System Partition, Local disk (C:), (Disk does not have drive letter)
                   (\\?\Volume{1fc33f07-cb61-4747-b878-7e8337269bb1}\)}
Application      : {Registry}
VssBackupOption  : VssCopyBackup
SnapshotId       : 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
BackupSetId      : 1bf82d71-92e6-420b-ac5b-255402010835

# set backupset object
PS C:\Users\Administrator> $Backups = Get-WBBackupSet -BackupTarget $BackupLocation

# run recovery
# -SourcePath (recovering source files/folders)
# -Recursive ⇒ if a folder specified for SourcePath, recover all files recursively
# -TargetPath (target Path for saving recovering files)
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Start-WBFileRecovery -BackupSet $Backups -SourcePath "C:\Users\Administrator" -Recursive -TargetPath "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\recovery"

Warning
Start recovery of files from C:\Users\Administrator to C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\recovery ?
[Y] Yes  [N] No  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): Y
Recovering files from C:\Users\Administrator :
Recovering files from C:\Users\Administrator : Preparing to recover files.
Completed.

PS C:\Users\Administrator> ls C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\recovery

    Directory: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\recovery


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
d-----        12/20/2022   8:10 PM                Administrator