Restoring data

RESTORE

The RESTORE command activates a program which writes the backup back to the hard disk from diskettes which have been copied using BACKUP.

Syntax

RESTORE drive1: drive2: [path][/S][/P][/M][/D] [/B:date] [/A:date] [/E:time] [/L:time]

Where,

RESTORE : Restore

drive1 : Source drive-containing the backup-diskettes.

drive2 : Target drive-drive to which backups are to be written.

Path   : Destination or target directory for the backups.

/S      : All files and directories

/P      : Ask to copy files back if they have the Read only attribute on Target drive.

/M     : Copies only those files which have been altered since the previous backup.

/N      : Copies only those files which are no longer located on the target drive.

/D      : Displays only those files which are involved in this process.

[/B:date] :Copies only those files which have been altered prior to specified date.

[/A:date : Copies only those files which have been altered since the specified date.

[/E:time] : Copies only those files altered before the specified time.

[/L:time] : Copies only those files which have been altered after the specified time.

Example 1

C:\>:RESTORE A:C:/S  (press enter key)

It writes all files and directories which were copied to the diskette in drive A: using BACKUP, back to the root directory of the hard disk.

The option /S specifies that all files and directories are to be written back. 

Example 2

C:\>RESTORE A: C:\CLASS9*.COM  (press enter key)

It copies all files with the extension .COM from A: drive to the CLASS9 directory of C : drive.

Example 3

C:\>RESTORE A: C:\CLASS 9\S  (press enter key)

It copies all files and directories on the diskette in drive A: to the CLASS9 directory of C: drive.

Note : The directory CLASS9 must already exist on the root directory of C: drive (hard disk).