Microsoft 365 Object Recovery Wizard: Options
On the Options page, specify the location to which the items will be restored and overwrite behavior for folders. Proceed as described in the sections below:
Recovering to the Original Location
To recover Microsoft 365 items to the original location, take the following steps:
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Group mailboxes can only be recovered to the original location or other group mailbox types.
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User mailboxes can be recovered to the original location or other group mailbox types and cannot be recovered to the group mailbox type.
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Personal site non-personal site items can be recovered to group site type and vice versa.
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Select Recover to original location from the Recovery type drop-down list. All selected items will be recovered to their original locations within the Microsoft 365 account. This option is disabled if a mailbox, OneDrive, or site no longer exists (deleted from the product, for example) or if you have selected a recovery account on the Recovery Account page of the wizard that is different from the original account.
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Choose the naming convention for the recovered items by selecting one of the following Overwrite behavior options:
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Rename recovered item if such item exists
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Skip recovered item if such item exists
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Overwrite the original item if such item exists
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Click Recover.
Recovering to Mailbox or to Group
If you want to recover items to a group or to a specific mailbox, take the following steps:
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Recovering to a different mailbox or group mailbox may be blocked in case the user has insufficient permissions.
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Select Recover to mailbox from the Recovery type drop-down list. Note that Recover to group is displayed if group mailbox items were selected.
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Select the required mailbox from the Mailbox drop-down list. You may also search for the required mailbox by typing its name or part of its name into the search bar.
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Group is displayed if group mailbox items were selected.
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The following may occur if recovering Group messages to a different Group mailbox:
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The original sender of the message may be changed to the name of the user used for account discovery.
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The original receiver of the message may be changed to the target user group mailbox name.
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The timestamp of the message may be changed.
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Choose the overwrite behavior for the recovered items by selecting one of the following Overwrite behavior options:
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Rename recovered item if such item exists
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Skip recovered item if such item exists
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Overwrite the original item if such item exists
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Click Recover.
Recovering to OneDrive
To recover OneDrive items to a specific OneDrive account, take the following steps:
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Select Recover to OneDrive from the Recovery type drop-down list.
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Select the required OneDrive from the OneDrive drop-down list. You may also search for the required OneDrive by typing its name or part of its name into the search bar.
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Choose the overwrite behavior for the recovered items by selecting one of the following Overwrite behavior options:
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Rename recovered item if such item exists
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Skip recovered item if such item exists
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Overwrite the original item if such item exists
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Click Recover.
Recovering to Site
To recover SharePoint objects to a specific site, take the following steps:
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Select Recover to site from the Recovery type drop-down list.
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Select the required site from the Site drop-down list. You may also search for the required site by typing its name or part of its name into the search bar.
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Choose the overwrite behavior for the recovered items by selecting one of the following Overwrite behavior options:
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Rename recovered item if such item exists
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Skip recovered item if such item exists
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Overwrite the original item if such item exists
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Click Recover.
When the recovery process is completed, the Finish page is displayed. You cannot return to the previous pages at this point; however, you can check the progress of the job by clicking the Activities link.
Recovering to Team
If an entire team was selected in the Objects step, do the following:
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Select Recover to team from the Recovery type drop-down list.
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Select the required team from the Team drop-down list. You may also search for the required team by typing its name or part of its name into the search bar.
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Choose the overwrite behavior for the recovered items by selecting one of the following Overwrite behavior options:
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Rename recovered item if such item exists
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Skip recovered item if such item exists
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Overwrite the original item if such item exists
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To revert your team’s settings (including member permissions, @mentions, fun stuff, etc.) to those in the chosen backup, check the Restore team settings option.
NoteThis option restores the following settings:
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Description
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isMembershipLimitedToOwners
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funSettings (allowGiphy, giphyContentRating, allowStickersAndMemes, allowCustomMemes)
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guestSettings (allowCreateUpdateChannels, allowDeleteChannels)
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memberSettings (allowCreateUpdateChannels, allowCreatePrivateChannels, allowDeleteChannels, allowAddRemoveApps, allowCreateUpdateRemoveTabs, allowCreateUpdateRemoveConnectors)
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messagingSettings (allowUserEditMessages, allowUserDeleteMessages, allowOwnerDeleteMessages, allowTeamMentions, allowChannelMentions)
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specialization (none, education_standard, healthcare_standard, etc)
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visibility (private, public, hidden_membership)
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discoverySettings (showInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions)
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team photo (may not always be restored due to an internal error on Microsoft's side, same as for Groups)
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To revert your list of team members (including tags related to team members) to those in the chosen backup, check the Restore members option.
NoteIf a user does not belong to the target account, that user is not added as a member to the target team. Recovery of member permissions for this user is skipped.
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Click Recover.
If team items (channels, tabs, posts, etc.) were chosen in the Objects step, do the following:
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Select Recover to team from the Recovery type drop-down list.
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Select the required team from the Team drop-down list. You may also search for the required team by typing its name or part of its name into the search bar.
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Select the required channel from the Channel drop-down list.
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Choose the overwrite behavior for the recovered items by selecting one of the following Overwrite behavior options:
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Rename recovered item if such item exists
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Skip recovered item if such item exists
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Overwrite the original item if such item exists
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Click Recover.
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Depending on the selected overwrite behavior, the following channel settings are recovered if a Team or channel is selected for recovery:
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Name
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Description
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membershipType: standard, private, shared
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isFavoriteByDefault
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channel moderation settings (allowNewMessageFromBots, allowNewMessageFromConnectors, replyRestriction (everyone, authorAndModerators), userNewMessageRestriction (everyone, everyoneExceptGuests, moderators))
If multiple channels are selected for recovery to a different team:
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Posts and tabs in selected channels are recovered to the target channel.
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Files in selected channels are recovered to newly created folders in the target channel.