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    Cloud Backup:Restore NAS files

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    Cloud Backup:Restore NAS files

    Last Updated:Aug 28, 2026

    Restore backed-up NAS files to the ECS instance that created the backup. You can also restore, to the current ECS instance, NAS files that were backed up by another ECS instance in the same vault or by a local backup client.

    Prerequisites

    A NAS backup is complete. For more information, see Back up NAS files.

    Create a restore job

    1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

    2. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

    3. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

    4. Click the Backup Details tab.

    5. In the Backup History section, find the backup point that you want to restore, and then click Restore in the Actions column.

    6. In the Create Restore Job panel, complete the following steps of the configuration wizard.

      1. Configure the restore items, and then click Next.

        The restore items include the following three options:

        Parameter

        Description

        Restore Items

        Specify the files or folders that you want to restore.

        • Include All Files: Restores all files on the source client.

        • Include Files: Select the files or folders that you want to restore. You can also click Enter Paths to define the files to restore. Enter the file list in the file list box. The specified files on the selected source client are restored based on the following rules. Enter one path per line, and start each line with the last folder of the source path. For example, the source path is folder/test/data, and you want to restore file.txt and abc.png in the data folder. In this case, enter the paths in the following format.

          /data/file.txt

          /data/abc.png

        • Exclude Files: Select the files or folders that you do not want to restore. All files that you do not select are restored.

      2. Configure the restore destination, and then click Next.

        Parameter

        Description

        Destination Type

        Select the type of the ECS client that you want to restore the files to.

        Client Name/ID

        Select the client that you want to restore the files to.

      3. Configure the restore path, and then click Start to Restore.

        Parameter

        Description

        Restore Path Type

        • Specify Path: Restores the files to a specified path.

        • Origin Path: Restores the files to the path from which they were backed up.

        Destination Path

        Required only when Restore Path Type is set to Specify Path. Specifies the destination path of the restored files.

        File Conflict Policy

        Select how to handle a file in the destination path that has the same name as a file to restore.

        • Skip This File: Does not restore the file that has the same name, and keeps the existing file in the destination path.

        • Overwrite The File: Overwrites the file that has the same name in the destination path with the restored file.

        • Compare update times (accurate to the second) and retain the latest version. Compares the update time of the source file and the destination file, and keeps the more recent file.

        Virus Detection During Restoration

        If you turn on this switch, Cloud Backup scans the files for viruses during the restore process and skips the files in which viruses are detected.

    View the restore progress

    After you create the restore job, you can view its progress on the Restore Jobs tab, in the Status column.