Restore Google Drive data
Use the following procedure to restore Google Drive data to the Google Drive environment.
You can also download the items to the required location.
See Downloading an item.
- Access the Administration portal.
- Click Content.
- On the Content page, do the following:
From the upper-left dropdown list, select the Stor that hold the data that you want to restore.
From the dropdown list, which is next to the selected Stor, do any of the following:
Select All content to display the data in the selected Stor.
Select a policy or a Discovery case to view specific items in the selected Stor.
The connectors to which the selected Stor is mapped are listed in the left pane.
On the left pane, do the following:
On the left pane, search for the required connector by entering its name in the Filter by name field.
Click the connector name.
The Google Drive accounts backed using the selected connector are listed on the right pane.
On the right pane, do the following:
Click the folder that has the account name.
Select the checkboxes of the items that you want to restore.
Click Restore.
- On the Restore page, do the following:
From the Restore type dropdown list, select Google Drive.
From the Destination dropdown list, select the Export service location that is configured for your tenant.
For more details, contact Cohesity Support.
Do any of the following:
To restore data to the user's drive, do the following:
To restore data to the shared drive, do the following:
Click User Drive.
Enter the user's email address in the Export user email address field.
Click Browse.
From the Restore page, browse and select the target location for the restore.
Click Shared Drive.
Enter the user's email address in the Export user email address field.
From the Shared drive name dropdown list, select the target folder for the restore.
Click Browse.
From the Restore page, browse and select the target location for restore.
For more information on the Overwrite items option, See Overwrite restore behavior for Box/Google Drive data.
Do any of the following:
- Select the Restore permissions check box to restore the permissions on the backed-up items that are backed up at the time of backup.
- Do not select the Restore permissions check box to skip the permission restore.
For more information on Restore all, Point-in-time, and Specific range options, See Configure Restore all, Restore all versions, Point-in-time, and Specific range restore options.
For more information configuring email address, See Configure email addresses for notifications.
Click Restore.
To view the restore progress, go to the Home page. Click Restore dashboard option on the Content section.
- Navigate to the destination to confirm that the restore is completed successfully.
See Backup limitations for Google Drive.
See Downloading an item.