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title: Restore Azure File shares
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description: Learn how to use the Azure portal to restore an entire file share or specific files from a restore point created by Azure Backup.
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.date: 04/05/2024
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ms.date: 12/02/2024
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ms.service: azure-backup
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ms.custom: engagement-fy23
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author: AbhishekMallick-MS
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To restore the complete file share, follow these steps:
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), go to **Backup center** and select **Restore**.
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), go to **Business Continuity Center** > **Protection inventory** > **Protected items**, and then select **Recover**.
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1. On the **Recover** pane, select the **Azure Files (Azure Storage)** as the **Datasource type**, and then click **Select** under **Protected item**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/restore-afs/backup-center-restore-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows how to start the process to restore the Azure File share restore." lightbox="./media/restore-afs/backup-center-restore-expanded.png":::
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The **Select restore point** context pane opens on the right that lists the restore points available for the selected file share.
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1. On the **Start: Restore** blade, select **Azure Files (Azure Storage)** as the datasource type, select the file share that you want to restore, and then select**Continue**.
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1. On the **Select restore point** pane, select the restore point you want to use to perform the restore operation, and then click**Select**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/restore-afs/azure-file-share-select-instance.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing to select Backup items.":::
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After you select the file share for restore, the **Restore** blade opens.
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1. To select the restore point you want to use for performing the restore operation, choose **Select** under **Restore Point**.
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The **Select restore point** context blade opens on the right that lists the restore points available for the selected file share.
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1. On the **Select restore point** bladeSe, select the restore point you want to use to perform the restore operation, and then select **OK**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/restore-afs/azure-file-share-select-restore-point-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows how to select restore point." lightbox="./media/restore-afs/azure-file-share-select-restore-point-expanded.png":::
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>[!NOTE]
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>By default, the **Select restore point**blade lists restore points from the last 30 days. If you want to check the restore points created during a specific duration, specify the range by selecting the appropriate **Start Time** and **End Time** and select **Refresh**.
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>By default, the **Select restore point**pane lists restore points from the last 30 days. If you want to check the restore points created during a specific duration, specify the range by selecting the appropriate **Start Time** and **End Time** and select **Refresh**.
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1. The next step is to choose the **Restore Location**. In the **Recovery Destination** section, specify where or how to restore the data. Select one of the following two options by using the toggle button:
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1. Select **Restore** to start the restore operation.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/restore-afs/azure-file-share-original-location-recovery.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows how to select Restore to start.":::
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>[!Note]
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>To restore data to the original location, choose a recovery point with the recovery tier **Snapshot** or **Snapshot and Vault-tier**. If the snapshot corresponding to the selected recovery point is not found, the restore fails.
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To restore individual files or folders, follow these steps:
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1. Go to **Backup center** and select **Backup Instances** from the menu, with the datasource type selected as **Azure Storage (Azure Files)**.
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1. Go to **Business Continuity Center**, and then select **Protected inventory** > **Protected items** from the menu, with the datasource type selected as **Azure Storage (Azure Files)**.
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1. Select the file share for which you want to do an item-level recovery.
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The *backup item* menu appears with a **File Recovery** option.
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1. After you select **File Recovery**, the **Restore**blade opens. To select the restore point you want to use for performing the restore operation, select the **Select** link text below the **Restore Point** text box.
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1. After you select **File Recovery**, the **Restore**pane opens. To select the restore point you want to use for performing the restore operation, select the **Select** link text below the **Restore Point** text box.
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The **Select Restore Point** context blade opens on the right that lists the restore points available for the selected file share.
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1. From the **Select Restore Point**blade, select the restore point you want to use to perform the restore operation, and select **OK**.
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The **Select Restore Point** context pane opens on the right that lists the restore points available for the selected file share.
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1. From the **Select Restore Point**pane, select the restore point you want to use to perform the restore operation, and select **OK**.
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1. On the **Restore**blade, choose the **Restore Location**. In the **Recovery Destination** section, specify where or how to restore the data. Select one of the following two options by using the toggle button:
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***Original Location**: Restore selected files or folders to the same file share as the original source.
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***Alternate Location**: Restore selected files or folders to an alternate location and keep the original file share contents as is.
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1. To select the files or folders you want to restore, select **Add File**. This will open a context blade on the right, displaying the contents of the file share recovery point you selected for restore.
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1. The **Select File Share** drop-down list displays the file shares present in the storage account you selected in step 2. Select the file share where you want to restore the backed-up contents.
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1. In the **Folder Name** box, specify a folder name you want to create in the destination file share with the restored contents.
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1. Select whether to skip or overwrite if there are conflicts.
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You can also monitor restore progress from the Recovery Services vault:
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:::image type="content" source="./media/restore-afs/backup-center-jobs-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows how to select Backup Jobs." lightbox="./media/restore-afs/backup-center-jobs-expanded.png":::
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>- Folders will be restored with original permissions if there is atleast one file present in them.
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>- Trailing dots in any directory path can lead to failures in the restore.
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>- Restore of a file or folder with length *>2 KB* or with characters `xFFFF` or `xFFFE` isn't supported from snapshots.
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Learn more [about monitoring jobs across your business continuity estate](../business-continuity-center/tutorial-monitor-operate.md)
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