True image restore example

This section describes the concept of a true image restore.

Table: Backup record sample shows the contents of a directory (folder) during a series of backups that were performed between December 1, 2003 (12/01/2003) and December 4, 2003 (12/04/2003).

Table: Backup record sample

Full backup 12/01/2003	Incremental backup 12/02/2003	Incremental backup 12/03/2003	User backup 12/04/2003	Incremental backup 12/04/2003
file1	file1	file1	file1	file1
file2	file2	file2	file2	file2
folderA\fileA	folderA\fileA	folderA\fileA	folderA\fileA
folderB\fileB
file3
			folderC\fileC
			file4	file4

NetBackup restores the files based on the type of restore you select. For example:

If you select Restore from Normal Backups, NetBackup restores all files and subdirectories that were backed up from 12/01/2003 (last full backup) through 12/04/2003.
```
file1
file2
```
```
folderA\fileA
```
```
folderB\fileB
```
```
file3
```
```
folderC\fileC
```
```
file4
```
If you select Restore from True Image Backups, NetBackup restores only the items that existed at the time of the incremental backup on 12/04/2003.
```
file1
file2
file4
```
NetBackup does not restore any item that was deleted before the 12/04/2003 incremental backup.

The restored directory does not include directoryA and directoryC, even though they were backed up on 12/04/2003 with a user-directed backup. NetBackup did not restore these items because they did not exist at the time of the incremental backup (the reference for the true image restore).

If you overwrite the directory, you perform a restore. NetBackup does not delete files currently in the directory that are not in the backup. For example, assume that you create file5 after the incremental backup on 12/04/2003 but before you perform the restore. The directory would contain the following files:

	file1
	file2
	file4
	file5 (the new file that is not in any of the backups)