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10. In the Confirmation window, click Recover .
11. In the Recovery progress window (see Figure 13-7), click Close when the recovery is finished.

Figure 13-7

The Recovery progress window

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12. To verify that the recovery was successful, open Windows Explorer, navigate to
C:\Users\salesperson1 , and confirm that the files have been recovered. Close all open win-
dows, and stay logged on for the next activity.

Backup and Restore from the Command Line Windows Server Backup works well
for backing up full volumes and servers and restoring files, folders, and volumes. However, as is
often the case, the command-line program has the flexibility to perform more specific tasks. With
Wbadmin.exe, you can perform all the tasks available with Windows Server Backup and more. You
can also use it in a batch file or scripts to perform scheduled backups with Task Scheduler. Some
tasks you can perform with Wbadmin but not Windows Server Backup include the following:
• Perform a system state backup —Use the command “wbadmin start systemstatebackup” to
begin a backup of the system state. A system state backup on a domain controller includes
the Registry, boot files, the Active Directory database, the Sysvol folder, some system files,
and other files, depending on roles installed on the server.
• Recover the system state —To start a system state recovery, including the Active Directory
database, use the “wbadmin start systemstaterecovery” command.
• Delete a system state backup —The “wbadmin delete systemstatebackup” command
deletes one or more system state backups.
• Restore or delete a backup catalog —A backup catalog is generated each time a backup is
performed. The catalog stores details about each backup and must be available when a
recovery procedure is attempted. If the catalog becomes corrupt or deleted, it must be
restored before backups can be accessed. To restore a catalog, use the “wbadmin restore
catalog” command. To delete a catalog, use the “wbadmin delete catalog” command.