Troubleshoot restore failure of backup shares to original location
This article applies to:
- OS: Windows
- Product edition: inSync Cloud and On-Premises
Problem description
The restore operation starts but fails shortly when:
- A user initiates a restore from inSync Client.
- An inSync Administrator initiates a restore from the inSync Management Console
This failure is also observed during restore of backup share as well as restore of system and application settings.
Restore process
When a restore is triggered either from inSync Client or from inSync Management Console:
- A restore request is generated.
- The inSync Client machine receives the restore request and the process to handle this operation on the client is called as inSync.exe.
- If the restore request is for configured backup shares, the restore process is handed over to inSyncUSyncer.exe.
- If the request is to restore the System and App settings, the request is routed through inSync.exe.
- The Server/Cloud also fetches the selected data for restore from the storage.
Note: During this operation, the restore request remains in a Queued state. - After a while, the actual restore begins.
Cause
Few file restores for %userprofile% backup shares fail when restored on the original location.
The files under %userprofile% are mostly in use by the operating system and hence cannot be overwritten. This may cause restore failure.
Resolution
Druva suggests you restore the %userprofile% backup share to a custom location or on Desktop so that the restore can complete.