Storix Software SBAdmin User Guide - Manual (Page 125)

Storix System Backup Administrator 125 Version 8.2 User Guide
From this window, you may:
1. Click on any folder or file icon to select that directory or file. Note that when selecting a directory,
all files and directories beneath become un-selected as they will be restored automatically as part
of their parent directory. Click a selected folder or file to de-select. Note that the full path of
selected files or directories will appear in the box below the file tree.
2. Click the plus-sign (+) next to a directory to open the directory and view and select from the files or
directories beneath. The plus (+) sign will turn to a minus (-) sign. Clicking the minus sign will close
the directory, but any files or directories selected within will remain selected.
3. Double-click on a folder icon will open the folder just as pressing the plus (+) sign.
4. When you have selected all desired files and directories, press the Done button at the bottom of
the screen. You will be returned to the Restore Options Screen , and the selected list of files will
appear in the [Data] to Restore field.
Restoring Files or Directories Using Wildcards
There may be many files on a backup that contain similar names that you want to restore without having to
select each and every file. To do so, you may use wildcards in the filenames. A wildcard is denoted by an
asterisk (*) in one or more parts of the name. For example:
/home/*/*.gif
This will result in all files in a sub-directory of the /home filesystem containing “.gif” at the end of the name.
This would find files such as:
/home/anthony/mom.gif
/home/michelle/candy.gif
but this will NOT result in files such as: