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3.2 Choosing an extraction method
Acronis SharePoint Explorer enables you to extract SharePoint data from either single-pass backups
or Microsoft SQL databases.
The single-pass backups or databases from which you extract data must originate from the same
SharePoint version as the one where Acronis SharePoint Explorer is installed.
If you are sure that you want to extract data from an SQL database, continue to "SQL database" (p.
13).
Before extracting data from single-pass backups, please consider the following questions.
1. Are the single-pass backups stored in a local folder of the machine running Acronis SharePoint
Explorer console (except optical disks) or on a network share?
If Yes, continue to the next question.
If No, you can do any of the following:
Export the backup to one of the locations specified above and continue to the next
question.
If the single-pass backups are stored in Acronis Secure Zone, you can extract the data by
using the alternative workflow (p. 12).
Go to step 5.
2. Are you using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 or are the single-pass backups
password-protected?
If neither is true, continue to the next question.
If either or both are true, you can do any of the following:
Extract the data by using the alternative workflow (p. 12). (Recommended)
Go to step 5.
3. Are the single-pass backups cataloged by Acronis Backup?
If Yes, continue to the next question.
If No, you can do any of the following:
Extract the data by using the alternative workflow (p. 12). (Recommended in an urgent
case)
Catalog the backups and continue to the next question. (Cataloging may be
time-consuming, but it will be very helpful if you are planning to use Acronis SharePoint
Explorer frequently.)
Go to step 5.
4. Is Acronis SharePoint Explorer Console is installed on the machine running Microsoft SQL
Server, Acronis Backup Agent for SQL and Acronis Backup Command-Line Tool?
If Yes, extract the data by using the main workflow (p. 12).
If No, you can do any of the following:
Install the console on the machine running the software specified above, and then
extract the data by using the main workflow (p. 12). (Recommended)
Extract the data by using the alternative workflow (p. 12).
Go to step 5.
