Exporting Files from a Recovery Point

In CDP, you can download the files from a [Recovery Point|Recovery Points] as a {color:blue}tar{color} or a {color:blue}zip{color} archive. Follow the instructions below.

1. Click on "Recovery Points" in the Main Menu to open the "Recovery Points" window.
|| Standard Edition || Enterprise Edition || Advanced Edition ||
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2. {color:#ff3300}{*}Enterprise Edition{*}{color}: In the "Recovery Points" list, select an Agent from the drop-down menu located on the "Recovery Points" list toolbar.
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3. Select a Disk Safe from the drop-down menu located on the "Recovery Points" list toolbar.
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4. Find a Recovery Point and click on the "Browse" icon in the "Actions" column for this Recovery Point.
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|| Advanced, Enterprise Edition | !Recovery Points list_Browse icon_English.png!\\ ||
{info:title=Tip}To find a Recovery Point, you can use the Basic and Advanced List Filters. See [Customizing the Recovery Points List].

So that you don't have to enter the passphrase every time you click on one of the above-mentioned icons, check the "Remember passphrase until logout" check-box. Then click the "OK" button.

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5. The "Browse Recovery Point" window opens.

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See also: [Browsing Recovery Points].

6. Check the boxes next to the files or folders you want to download and click "Download Selected."

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7. The "Download Stored Files" wizard will appear. Familiarize yourself with the introductory information and click "Next" to proceed with generating the archive for downloading.

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8. On the "Archive Type" screen, select the type of the archive file. The following options are available:
* *Download files as a tar archive* \- Allows you to download data as a {color:blue}tar{color} file. This would be more preferable for Linux users. 
* *Compress tar archive with gzip* \- Check this box to compress the {color:blue}tar{color} archive with gzip compression.
* *Download files as a zip archive* \- Allows you to download data as a {color:blue}zip{color} file. This would be more preferable for Windows users.

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Click "Next."

9. On the next "Archive Filename" screen, define the name of the archive. The following options are available:
* *Use Generated Filename* \- Select this option to generate the file name automatically. The name will be in the following format:
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cdp-data-[date of Recovery Point creation]-[time of Recovery Point creation]
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Example: {color:blue}cdp-data-2011-07-09-03-00-06.tar.gz{color}

* *Specify Filename* \- Select this option to input custom file name.
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{info:title=Note}You do not need to specify the extension of the file. It will be appended automatically.
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Click "Next."

10. On the last "Summary" screen, the settings you have selected are listed.

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Click "Download" to obtain the archive. {excerpt:hidden=true}Instructions on how to restore or export data from Recovery Points in CDP.{excerpt}