Recover Windows files from the TSM backup

How to recover files from the TSM backup

  1. Click on Start -> IBM Spectrum Protect -> Backup-Archive GUI and wait for a new window to appear.
    (for older TSM-clients the path applies: Start -> All programs -> Tivoli Storage Manger -> Backup-Archive Client)

  2. Click on Restore on the upper right of the window.

  3. If you want to recover one file or a few files which you just lost, proceed to step 5.

  4. If you want to recover one file or a few files which you lost before the last backup (typically, before last night), then the file is probably still in the backup, but it is marked inactive. In this case, first you need to select from the top menu: View -> Display active/inactive files. Then proceed to step 5.

  5. Click on the + sign next to File level on the left hand side of the window, then open the drive, folder and subfolder where the file(s) you lost were located.

  6. Mark the files you want to recover by clicking on the grey square to the left of the file name. You can also mark a whole folder.

  7. Click on the Restore button (on the top left). You can then choose whether to recover the files to the original location or to a different location. After that, click on OK and wait until the program finishes getting the files.