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

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