Acronis Backup for Linux Server - User Guide - Manual (Page 148)

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8.4.2 Operations with backups
To perform any operation with a backup
1. In the Navigation pane, select the vault that contains archives.
2. On the Archive view tab of the vault, select the archive. Then, expand the archive and click the
backup to select it. If the archive is protected with a password, you will be asked to provide it.
3. Perform operations by clicking the corresponding buttons on the toolbar. These operations can
also be accessed from the '[Backup name]' actions item of the main menu.
The following is a guideline for you to perform operations with backups.
To Do
View backup content in
a separate window
Click View content.
In the Backup Content window, examine the backup content.
Recover
Click Recover.
The Recover data (p. 95) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a
source.
Validate a backup
Click Validate.
The Validation (p. 136) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a
source. Validation of a file backup imitates recovering of all files from the backup to
a dummy destination. Validation of a disk backup calculates a checksum for every
data block saved in the backup.
Export a backup
Click Export.
The Export (p. 139) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a source.
The export of a backup creates a new archive with a self-sufficient copy of the
backup in the location you specify.
Convert a backup to full Click
Convert to full backup to replace the incremental or differential backup
with a full backup for the same point in time. See "Converting a backup to full" (p.
148) for more information.
Delete a single or
multiple backups
Select one of the backups you want to delete, then click Delete.
The program duplicates your selection in the Backups deletion (p. 149) window that
has check boxes for each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct
if need be (select the check boxes for the desired backups), then confirm the
deletion.
Delete all archives and
backups in the vault Please be aware that if filters have been applied to the vaults list, you see only a part
of the vault content. Be sure that the vault does not contain archives you need to
retain before starting the operation.
Click Delete all.
The program duplicates your selection in the Backups deletion (p. 149) window that
has check boxes for each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct
if need be, then confirm the deletion.
8.4.3 Converting a backup to full
When the chain of incremental backups in an archive becomes long, conversion of an incremental
backup to a full one increases the reliability of your archive. You may also want to convert a
differential backup if there are incremental backups that depend on it.