Note - The Explore feature uses the Microsoft WebClient service to access archives. If the WebClient service is disabled you must restore all files in a protection plan by clicking the "Restore" button. On Windows Vista/7/8 and Windows Server 2008/2012 platforms, Explore is configured to listen on port 8500. On these platforms you can change the listening port from the Options, Explore Settings tab.


You can view all of the files saved by a particular protection plan run by clicking on a protection plan name that is listed as "Available" in the Status column and then clicking "Explore" at the bottom of the page. A Windows Explorer view of the archive point-in-time will be displayed. Click on the folder in the Explorer view just like you would in any Windows Explorer view to see your individual files.


Note - The name and serial number of the required storage will be shown in the lower left corner of the Explore page if you select a protection plan run that is on "Offline" storage. This same information is always shown, whether the storage is available or not, in the Storage column.


From the Point-in-Time Explorer you can open any file using its associated application by double clicking it. Files will be opened in read-only mode. You can restore folders and files using copy and paste or Drag and Drop, or you can right-click on a folder or file to access the Point-in-Time Restore screen or Copy it to your clipboard.


To begin, please refer to Finding a Plan's Archive Times.