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articles/backup/restore-all-files-volume-mars.md

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 title: Restore all files in a volume with MARS
 description: Learn how to restore all the files in a volume using the MARS Agent.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 08/14/2023
+ms.date: 06/20/2025
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 ---
 
 # Restore all the files in a volume using the MARS Agent
 
-This article explains how to restore all backed-up files in an entire volume using the Recover Data wizard in the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent. You can:
+This article described how to restore all backed-up files in an entire volume using the Recover Data wizard in the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent.
+
+## Key features
+
+The MARS Agent enables seamless restoration of all files within a volume. By using this feature, you can:
 
 - Restore all backed-up files in a volume to the same machine from which the backups were taken.
 - Restore all backed-up files in a volume to an alternate machine.
-- If you have Cross Region Restore enabled in your vault, you can restore the backup data from the secondary region.
-- If you want to use Cross Region Restore to restore the backup data from the secondary region, you need to download the Secondary Region vault credential file from the Azure portal, and then pass the file in the MARS agent.
+- Restore the backup data from the secondary region, if you have Cross Region Restore enabled in your vault. Also, you need to download the Secondary Region vault credential file from the Azure portal and pass it into the MARS agent.
 
 >[!TIP]
 >The **Volume** option recovers all backed up data in a specified volume. This option provides faster transfer speeds (up to 40 Mbps), and is recommended for recovering large-sized data or entire volumes.
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ This article explains how to restore all backed-up files in an entire volume usi
 
 ## Volume level restore to the same machine
 
-The following steps will help you recover all backed-up files in a volume:
+To recover all backed-up files in a volume, follow these steps:
 
 1. Open the **Microsoft Azure Backup** snap-in. If you don't know where the snap-in was installed, search the computer or server for **Microsoft Azure Backup**. The desktop app should appear in the search results.
 
@@ -70,9 +73,7 @@ The following steps will help you recover all backed-up files in a volume:
 
 ## Volume level restore to an alternate machine
 
-The following steps will help you recover all backed-up files in a volume to an alternate machine. You can use these steps to recover data from Azure Backup if your entire server is lost.
-
-These steps include the following terminology:
+You can recover all backed-up files in a volume to an alternate machine. Azure Backup also allows you to recover data from Azure Backup if your entire server is lost. Before you proceed, review the following terminology:
 
 - *Source machine* – The original machine from which the backup was taken, and which is currently unavailable.
 - *Target machine* – The machine to which the data is being recovered.
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ These steps include the following terminology:
 > [!NOTE]
 > Backups can't be restored to a target machine that's running an earlier version of the operating system. For example, a backup taken from a Windows 7 computer can be restored on a Windows 7 (or later) computer. A backup taken from a Windows 10 computer can't be restored to a Windows 7 computer.
 
+To recover all backed-up files in a volume to an alternate machine, follow these steps:
+
 1. Open the **Microsoft Azure Backup** snap-in on the target machine.
 
 1. Ensure that the target machine and the source machine are registered to the same Recovery Services vault.