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Restoring files from snapshots

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Restoring files from snapshots - FSx for ONTAP

Using the snapshots on your Amazon FSx file system, you can quickly restore previous versions of individual files or folders.

If you use Linux and macOS clients, you can view snapshots in the .snapshot directory at the root of a volume. If you use Windows clients, you can view snapshots in the Previous Versions tab of Windows Explorer (when right-clicking on a file or folder).

To restore a file from a snapshot (Linux and macOS clients)

  1. If the original file still exists and you do not want it overwritten by the file in a snapshot, then use your Linux or macOS client to rename the original file or move it to a different directory.

  2. In the .snapshot directory, locate the snapshot that contains the version of the file that you want to restore.

  3. Copy the file from the .snapshot directory to the directory in which the file originally existed.

To restore a file from a snapshot (Windows clients)

Users on Windows clients can restore files to previous versions using the familiar Windows File Explorer interface.

  1. To restore a file, users choose the file to restore, then choose Restore previous versions from the context (right-click) menu.

  2. Users can then view and restore a previous version from the Previous Versions list.

Data in snapshots is read-only. If you want to make modifications to files and folders listed in the Previous Versions tab, you must save a copy of the files and folders that you want to modify to a writable location and make modifications to the copies.

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