When a user wants to restore files, the Backup Client connects to the Storage Platform and retrieves the list of all the stored backup dates.

The user then selects a date and requests the index file for that date from the SP.

The index file contains a list of all the files that were protected with that backup.

Once the index file has been transmitted, it is displayed in the client interface where the user can select the file(s) to be restored.

The user can also use the Find option to search for certain filenames or file types.

The list of files to be restored is then sent to the server.

The server goes through a process a finding the right files in previous backups, applying any applicable patches, and then compressing the files after which the requested files are transmitted.

Compression can be disabled in the Backup Client.This speeds up the restore process on a LAN as the Storage Platform will not compress any patched files before transferring them to the Backup Client.