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public:edition:cloudbacko_pro:faq:office_365_exchange_online_mailboxes_restore_behavior [2020/11/06 10:54] (current)
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 Q1: If I restore a mailbox to a backup version, say from one year ago, what would happen with the current e-mail messages in that mailbox? Q1: If I restore a mailbox to a backup version, say from one year ago, what would happen with the current e-mail messages in that mailbox?
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 A1: If you restore a copy of a mailbox from a year ago to its original location then the items on the old snapshot will be added to the current mailbox. A1: If you restore a copy of a mailbox from a year ago to its original location then the items on the old snapshot will be added to the current mailbox.
  
 Q2: Would cloudbacko replace the contents, taking the mailbox and all the messages to the exact state it was one year ago, deleting the current e-mail messages received after? Q2: Would cloudbacko replace the contents, taking the mailbox and all the messages to the exact state it was one year ago, deleting the current e-mail messages received after?
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 A2: No. It will add the old data to the current mailbox A2: No. It will add the old data to the current mailbox
  
 Q3: Or will it just put back every e-mail message it has on that backup version, ending up with a mailbox that would contain every e-mail it has now, plus every e-mail it had then? Q3: Or will it just put back every e-mail message it has on that backup version, ending up with a mailbox that would contain every e-mail it has now, plus every e-mail it had then?
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 A3: Yes A3: Yes
  
 Q4: What happens with e-mail messages that were in the backup version, but still exist in the current mailbox, and what about messages that have been moved, subfolders, etc.? Q4: What happens with e-mail messages that were in the backup version, but still exist in the current mailbox, and what about messages that have been moved, subfolders, etc.?
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 A4: Duplicate contents will be overwritten while items no longer in the mailbox but is in the old snapshot will be added back to the mailbox. A4: Duplicate contents will be overwritten while items no longer in the mailbox but is in the old snapshot will be added back to the mailbox.
  
 Q5: Does the restore behaviour changes if I choose to restore just an Inbox subfolder or a specific list of e-mails, for example? Q5: Does the restore behaviour changes if I choose to restore just an Inbox subfolder or a specific list of e-mails, for example?
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 A5: Same behavior A5: Same behavior
public/edition/cloudbacko_pro/faq/office_365_exchange_online_mailboxes_restore_behavior.txt · Last modified: 2020/11/06 10:54 by ronnie.chan