Backup Browser

The backup browser enables the user to view and manage the storage on the system. It includes a hierarchical display of all storage and protection devices configured, as well as a away to view and delete the backups that exist on a given device.

The backup browser screen is organized into two areas: a top area of storage folders and a bottom area for the backup list. In the upper part of the screen, a folder corresponds to each configured storage target on the system. By default, the system will always have a default storage target, named Internal, but others may be added by going to Storage in the Settings->Storage and Retention subsystem. Below each storage target will be a list of the devices that are on that storage, if the storage is used for backup purposes, e.g., by default the Internal storage includes the default device, D2DBackups. For each device, details about its status are displayed. To modify a device, go to the Devices page in the Settings->Storage and Retention subsystem.

The lower portion of the screen displays the Backups. This shows the backups that are present on a storage device if one is selected in the upper part of the screen. You must press "Refresh" to get the most recent list of backups for that device. In cases where a particular backup job was not queued, or a connection to the client was not successful, or for some other reason the backup operation did not begin, there will be no backup on the device, and therefore it will not appear in this list. Once the backups are shown, you can either get additional information about a backup in the list, or optionally delete it from the device. To do this, you must first select a backup from the list, then press the "Backup Information" button to get more details about the backup, or select the "Delete Backup" button to delete it.