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Managing backup copies of files
You can manage backup copies of files as follows:
- View the list of backup copies of files.
- Save files from backup copies to the hard drive of a computer with the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center installed.
- Delete backup copies of files from Backup.
Viewing the list of backup copies of files
To view the list of backup copies of files,
Select the Backup folder in the Additional → Storages folder of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
The workspace displays a list of backup copies of files that have been moved to Backups on all SVMs.
The list of backup copies of files appears in the form of a table. Each table row contains an event that involves an infected file and information about the type of threat that was detected in the file.
The table columns show the following details:
- Device. The name and path to the virtual machine on which the file was detected.
- Name. File name.
- Status. The status that Kaspersky Security assigned to the detected file after processing:
Deleted
,Disinfected
. - Action being performed. The action that is currently being taken on this backup copy of the file in Backup. For example, if you have made a command to delete the backup copy of a file, this column displays
Being deleted
. If the application is not taking any actions on this backup copy of the file, the field remains blank. - Date of placement. The date and time when the backup copy of the file was moved to Backup.
- Object. The name of the object detected in the file. If multiple threats have been detected in the file, each threat appears in a separate row in the list of backup copies of files.
- Size. File size, in bytes.
- Restoration folder. Complete path to the original file on the virtual machine.
- Description. Name of the virtual machine and complete path to the original file whose backup copy has been placed in Backup.
Saving files from Backup to disk
You can save files from Backup to the hard drive of a computer that has the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center installed.
To save the file from Backup to disk:
- In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, in the Additional → Storages folder, select the Backup folder.
The workspace displays a list of backup copies of files that have been moved to Backups on all SVMs.
- In the list of backup copies of files, select the file you want to save to disk.
- Do one of the following:
- Right-click to open the context menu and select Save to disk.
- Save the file by clicking the Save to disk link. The link is located on the right of the list of backup copies of files, in the workspace for managing the selected file.
A window opens, prompting you to select a folder on the hard drive to save the selected file.
- Select a folder on the hard drive of the computer to which you want to save the file.
- Click OK.
Kaspersky Security saves the specified file to the hard drive of a computer that has the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center installed.
The files are saved to the hard drive of a computer with the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center installed, in non-encrypted format.
Page topDeleting backup copies of files
To delete backup copies of files:
- In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, in the Additional → Storages folder, select the Backup folder.
The workspace displays a list of backup copies of files that have been moved to Backups on all SVMs.
- In the list of backup copies of files, select the files you want to delete. Use the CTRL and SHIFT keys to select multiple files.
- Do one of the following:
- Right-click to display the context menu and select Delete.
- Delete files by clicking the Delete objects link. The link is located on the right of the list of backup copies of files, in the workspace for managing the selected files.
Kaspersky Security deletes backup copies of files from Backups on SVMs. To refresh the list of backup copies of files and check it for changes, click the Refresh link.
It takes some time to refresh the list of backup copies of files. Wait for the list to be refreshed.
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