NetFile Backups & Restores

The OIT automatically performs nightly backups of NetFile, and makes backups for the past 8 nights available to you. Follow the instructions below to access these backups using WebFile, or if you use a Windows computer, you can also access your backups through a mapped drive.

Access NetFile Backups Through WebFile

1. Login to WebFile with your NetID and password.

2. Go to the Choose View drop-down menu and select NetFile home.
3. Click the To My Backup button near the top-right of the screen.
4. The folder/file listing will now display a list of nightly snapshots of your NetFile space for the past eight days. The folder sv_nightly.0 displays the backup taken last night; the folder sv_nightly.1 displays the backup taken the night before last; etc.
5. Within a backup folder, you can copy any files or folders you need and paste them into your current NetFile space in WebFile in order to use them. (Files that are accessible in WebFile are available through mapped drives as well.)
   
   You can also place a check in the box next to a particular folder or file and click the Restore link near the top of the screen. It will place a copy of the backup folder or file in its original folder within your current NetFile space. (For example, if you restore your www folder from last night, the restore will be placed in NetFile Home > www > Restore.)

To access NetFile backups older than 8 days, please send a request to the OIT Help Desk specifying the exact date from which you need the restore.

Access to NetFile Backups Through a Mapped Drive on Windows

1. Map a drive to your NetFile home space by following the instructions HERE.
2. When you open your NetFile home space (our example uses the N: drive), you will see the contents of your home folder.
3. In the Address field of the window, place the cursor after the forward slash "\" and type: ~snapshot



4. Hit the Return key.
5. The folder/file listing will now display a list of nightly snapshots of your NetFile space for the past eight days. The folder sv_nightly.0 displays the backup taken last night; the folder sv_nightly.1 displays the backup taken the night before last; etc.
6. Copy over any of the files that you need to restore.

To access NetFile backups older than 8 days and within the last 90 days, please send a request to the OIT Help Desk specifying the exact date from which you need the restore.