Restore Center

Restore Microsoft 365 data from backups with point-in-time recovery, granular item selection, and flexible restore targets. OpsPilot365 provides self-service restore capabilities with administrative oversight and audit logging.

Note: Restore individual items, entire mailboxes, sites, or full tenant data. Point-in-time recovery allows restoration to any backup snapshot within the retention window. Cross-tenant restore is supported for disaster recovery scenarios.

Restore Overview

Metric	Value
Active Restores	3 (currently in progress)
Completed (30 days)	47 successful restores
Data Restored	234 GB (last 30 days)
Avg. Restore Time	8 min (for granular restores)

Restore Wizard

Select Tenant — Choose the tenant with data to restore
Choose Workload — Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams
Select Items — Browse and select items to restore
Configure and Run — Set target and start restore

Restore Types

Granular Item Restore

Restore individual emails, files, or list items without affecting other data. Fastest option for accidental deletions.

Single email or conversation
Individual file or folder
Specific calendar event
Single list item

Container Restore

Restore entire mailboxes, OneDrive accounts, or SharePoint sites. Includes all items and permissions.

Complete mailbox
Full OneDrive account
Entire SharePoint site
Teams channel data

Point-in-Time Restore

Restore data to a specific moment in time. Browse the backup catalog and select exact timestamp for recovery.

Select any backup snapshot
View item state at that time
Compare versions before restore
Recovery within retention window

Cross-Tenant Restore

Restore data to a different tenant for disaster recovery or tenant migration scenarios.

Disaster recovery to new tenant
Restore departed user to different org
Migration assistance
Development/test restores

Workload-Specific Restore

Exchange Restore

Category	Options
Restore Items	Emails and attachments, calendar events, contacts, tasks and notes, folder structure
Restore Targets	Original location, different folder, different mailbox, export to PST
Options	Preserve read status, restore permissions, skip duplicates, include deleted items

OneDrive Restore

Category	Options
Restore Items	Files and folders, file versions, shared items, deleted items
Restore Targets	Original location, different OneDrive, SharePoint site, download locally
Options	Restore sharing links, preserve permissions, include version history, overwrite or rename

SharePoint Restore

Category	Options
Restore Items	Document libraries, list items, pages, site structure, workflows (metadata)
Restore Targets	Original site, different site, new site collection, download archive
Options	Restore permissions, preserve metadata, include subsites, restore site settings

Restore History

Job ID	Tenant	Workload	Items	Initiated By	Completed	Status
RST-20240115-002	Contoso Ltd	OneDrive	156 files	admin@contoso.com	Jan 15, 09:23	Completed
RST-20240114-001	Fabrikam	Exchange	1 mailbox	it@fabrikam.com	Jan 14, 16:45	Completed

Best Practices

Verify the correct restore point before starting
Confirm target location has sufficient capacity
Consider restoring to an alternate location first for verification
Document the restore request for auditing
Notify affected users of potential disruption
After restoring, verify data integrity and check permissions
Review restore logs for any warnings

API Reference

POST /api/backup/restore — Initiate a restore operation
GET /api/backup/restore/:jobId — Get restore job status and progress
GET /api/backup/snapshots — List available backup snapshots
GET /api/backup/restore/history — List completed restore operations