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Restore a test file ​

This step restores restore-check.txt from the verified snapshot to the independent directory C:\HFL-Restore-Test. Do not restore it to the source directory or overwrite the original file.

Choose a restore mode ​

  1. Return to Start Backup and select the Windows backup source.
  2. Select Restore.
  3. On Create Restore Task, choose a mode:
    • Run Restore Plan immediately uses the latest snapshot, scope, destination, and conflict policy preset in the backup configuration.
    • Create New Restore Task lets you select the snapshot, file, and destination manually.
  4. Select Create New Restore Task for this single-file verification.

Two restore modes in Create Restore Task with host and IP information blurred while snapshot time, size, restore path, and policy remain visible

Create the single-file restore task ​

  1. Under Backups & Snapshots, select the snapshot you verified, then select Next.

Select the snapshot to restore with the host and IP address blurred while the snapshot time and size remain visible

  1. Under Restore Targets, select the online Windows destination. This run uses Restore to Source, but restores into a separate test directory.
  2. Select Next.

Select the Windows restore target with the host and IP address blurred while the snapshot time and Restore to Source option remain visible

  1. Under Restore Directories, set File conflict policy to Skip.
  2. Set Restore Scope to C:\HFL-Quickstart\restore-check.txt.
  3. Set Restore Directory to C:\HFL-Restore-Test.
  4. Confirm that Restored path is C:\HFL-Restore-Test\restore-check.txt, then select Next.

Map restore-check.txt to the independent restore directory using Skip with host and IP details blurred

Review and run the restore ​

On Review, confirm:

  • the correct snapshot is selected;
  • the restore scope contains only restore-check.txt;
  • the correct Windows target is selected;
  • the restored path is C:\HFL-Restore-Test\restore-check.txt; and
  • the conflict policy is Skip duplicate files (keep source).

Select Start Restore.

Single-file restore task Review with the host and IP address blurred while the snapshot time, restore path, and conflict policy remain visible

After returning to Start Backup, monitor Restore Task and wait for the status to become Succeeded.

Completed restore with Restore Task showing Succeeded and account, host, and repository details blurred

You can also open the backup source details and select Restore Records. Confirm that the record and file item are both Succeeded and that one file was restored.

Successful single-file restore in Restore Records with host and IP information blurred while Record, Task, and Snapshot identifiers and times remain visible

Verify the file on Windows ​

A Succeeded status confirms that the restore task completed. Verify the restored file on Windows:

  1. Open C:\HFL-Restore-Test\restore-check.txt.

  2. Confirm that it contains:

    text
    HyperFileLens restore verification
Verification code: HFL-810-RESTORE-742

  3. Calculate the restored file's SHA-256 in PowerShell:

    powershell
    Get-FileHash "C:\HFL-Restore-Test\restore-check.txt" -Algorithm SHA256

  4. Confirm that the result matches the source baseline:

    text
    C697CF93D9D0C475F8732B99F6C4690B9B064B6774B4054C198F859AF5E35C2D

You can also open the source and restore directories side by side and compare the file name, size, and content. In this verification, restore-check.txt has identical content before and after restore.

Matching restore-check.txt content in the source and restore directories

Once you have checked the restored content on Windows, the restore test confirms that the first backup is recoverable. Matching the SHA-256 baseline provides additional assurance that the restored file is unchanged.