For accuracy, instead of typing the commands, we recommend that you copy and paste them directly from these instructions.Steps 6 and 7 will help you open a terminal session on your machine.
In the instructions below, you will need to enter only a few commands from within a terminal session on a Linux machine that has access to your AFS space.
If you create an item after one backup is made and then delete it before the next backup, you will not be able to restore it.To restore a backed up item, you must do so before the next backup occurs.You can restore an item only if the item is contained in the most recent backup.
A backup is kept for only about 24 hours. All AFS files are backed up only once a day, shortly after midnight. In determining whether you can restore an item (file or folder) to your AFS Home directory, you need to be aware of the following circumstances: If you need additional assistance, visit or contact the NC State Help Desk at (4357). Use Expandrive in this temporary directory to locate each item you want to restore and copy it back into your AFS Home directory. Briefly use a Linux or Unix command line in a terminal session to create a temporary directory that will let you access your backed up AFS files (your AFS backup volume). This free program makes it easy to access, copy and paste files in your AFS Home directory using your computer’s built-in file explorer program. If you do not already have Expandrive, download and install it. Here is a brief preview of what you will be doing as you follow the restoration instructions below: For example, the item might be a folder that was deleted the previous day or a day-old version of a file. The instructions on this page are intended to provide all the details you need in order to use your own computer to restore an item (file or folder) to your AFS Home directory yourself.
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