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I have done file level restore of an excel file in my Azure VM through VM backup.
We restored the excel sheet from the restore point. After restoration, when I check the restored excel sheet, it does not show what changes where made on the file on or before the backup date, or version history. is this normal?
@Shivam Singh Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft Q&A platform.
The behavior you notice is normal when you perform a file-level restore of an Excel file from an Azure VM backup. When you restore a file from a backup, you are restoring the file to a specific point in time, which means that any changes made to the file after that point in time will not be included in the restored version of the file.
In addition, version history is not included in the file-level restore process. Version history is a feature of OneDrive and SharePoint, which allows you to view and restore previous versions of a file. This feature is not available when you restore a file from an Azure VM backup.
If you need to restore a previous version of an Excel file, you can use the version history feature in OneDrive or SharePoint, if the file is stored there. If the file is stored on an Azure VM, you can use the Azure VM backup to restore a previous version of the entire VM, which will include all files and settings as they existed at the time of the backup.
Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.
Yes, When you restore a file from a backup point, you are essentially retrieving the file as it existed at the time the backup was taken.
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