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a separate window
In the Backup Content window, examine the backup content.
Recover
Click
Recover.
The Recover data (p. 99) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a
source.
Convert a disk/volume
backup to a virtual
machine
Right-click the disk backup, then select Convert to VM.
The Recover data (p. 99) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a
source. Select the location and the type of new virtual machine and then proceed as
with regular disk or volume recovery.
Validate a backup
Click
Validate.
The Validation (p. 153) 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. 156) 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.
166) 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. 167) 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. 167) 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.
During the conversion, the selected incremental or differential backup is replaced with a full backup
for the same point in time. The previous backups in the chain are not changed. All subsequent
incremental and differential backups up to the nearest full backup are also updated. The new backup
versions are created first and only after that are the old ones deleted. Therefore, the location must
have enough space to temporarily store both the old and the new versions.
Example