Recovery cheat sheet

The following table summarizes the recovery options available for each workload type:

What to recover

Recovery methods

Personal computers

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Entire machine restore
    • Windows: Recovery media
    • macOS: Recovery Tool
  • File- and folder-level download

Physical servers

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Entire machine restore using recovery media
  • File- and folder-level download
  • Instant or full restore to VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and built-in hypervisor

Virtual machines

  • VMware vSphere
  • Microsoft Hyper-V
  • File- and folder-level download
  • Instant or full restore to VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and built-in hypervisor

Databases

  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle Database
  • File-level download
  • Database- and instance-level download

File servers

  • SMB servers
  • NetApp servers
  • Nutanix servers
  • Synology NAS
  • File-level download

Microsoft 365

Exchange (mail)

  • Mail
  • Archive mail
  • File- and folder-level restore
  • File- and folder-level download in PST or EML format

Exchange (contacts)

  • File-level restore
  • File-level download in CSV format

Exchange (calendars)

  • File-level restore
  • File-level download in ICS format

OneDrive

  • File- and folder-level restore
  • File- and folder-level download

Microsoft 365 Group

  • Mail
  • Calendars
  • File- and folder-level restore and download for mail
  • File-level restore and download for calendars

SharePoint

  • Document libraries
  • Lists
  • File- and folder-level restore
  • File- and folder-level download

Teams (1-1 chat & group chat)

  • File- and folder-level download in HTML format

Teams (channel posts)

  • File- and folder-level restore
  • File- and folder-level download in HTML format