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--- software:squirrel:restore_process [2026/01/10 16:22] – support@smikar.com
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 ==== 🗂️ Versions and Metadata Preservation ====
-Squirrel restore is a **full-fidelity rehydration**, not a simple file copy.
+Squirrel restore is designed to perform a **full-fidelity rehydration**, returning archived content back into SharePoint as close as possible to its original state.
-During restore:
+During restore, Squirrel attempts to:
-  * All file versions are restored.
+  * Restore all available file versions.
-  * Original timestamps are preserved.
+  * Preserve original timestamps.
-  * SharePoint metadata is preserved.
+  * Preserve SharePoint metadata.
-  * The restored file appears exactly as it existed prior to archiving.
+  * Return the file to its original SharePoint location.
-Once completed, the file’s version history, properties, and behaviour in SharePoint are indistinguishable from a non-archived file.
+The objective of the restore process is to return the file so that, once completed, it behaves in SharePoint like a standard non-archived file, with version history and properties intact where supported by the platform and source data.
+Because restore operations depend on the state of the source environment and Microsoft 365 platform behaviours, exact reconstruction of all attributes may vary in exceptional cases.
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 ==== 🔁 End-to-End Restore Lifecycle ====
-. User clicks **Restore** from the stub file.
+  - User clicks **Restore** from the stub file.
-. Squirrel validates and initiates the restore job.
+  - Squirrel validates and initiates the restore job.
-. Archived content is securely retrieved from Azure Blob Storage.
+  - Archived content is securely retrieved from Azure Blob Storage.
-. Data is decrypted and decompressed.
+  - Data is decrypted and decompressed.
-. File content and all versions are restored to SharePoint.
+  - File content and available versions are restored to SharePoint.
-. The stub is removed and replaced with the original file.
+  - The stub is removed and replaced with the original file.
-. The user is offered options to open the file or its location.
+  - The user is offered options to open the file or its location.
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