OneDrive data restore behavior

This article describes how OneDrive data is restored, including restore options, handling of timestamps and duplicates, and whether items are deleted during the process.

Item Restore

Item restore: In-place 

Default behavior: All OneDrive items are restored to their original location.

Modified items: Modified items (same name, different timestamps) will be overwritten.

Timestamps behavior:

• Connectors created before Keepit 4.7.0 (October 2021):
• Files are restored with their original modification time.
• Creation time reflects the time of restore.
• Folders are restored with the restore date.
• Connectors created after Keepit 4.7.0 (October 2021):
• Files and folders are restored with both their original modification and creation times.

Deletion behavior: When performing an item-level, items present in OneDrive but not in the selected snapshot will not be deleted.

Item restore: To new folder

You can choose to restore your OneDrive data to a separate, newly created folder. 

Folder location: A new folder will be created at the root level of your OneDrive, named: Keepit_Restore_[date]

Folder requirement: The folder must still exist on the tenant. If it has been deleted, create a new folder with the same name before starting the restore. 

Deletion behavior: Items present in OneDrive but not in the selected snapshot will not be deleted.

Restore Wizard

Restore Wizard: In-Place 

Handling duplicates

When restoring in place using the Restore Wizard, you can choose how to handle duplicates.

Modified items — meaning files with the same name but different timestamps — will be handled according to the selected duplicate-handling option:

• Skip duplicate items

Modified items will be skipped.

• Rename duplicate items

Modified items will be added and renamed. The suffix "(1)" will be added to the filename.

• Overwrite existing items

Modified items will overwrite the existing OneDrive items.

Items with the same name and same timestamps will always be skipped, regardless of the selected option.

Deletion behavior: In all cases, items present in OneDrive but not in the selected snapshot will be deleted.

Restore Wizard: To new folder

You can choose to restore your OneDrive data to a separate, newly created folder.

Folder location: A new folder will be created at the root level of your OneDrive, named: Keepit_Restore_[date]

Deletion behavior: Items present in OneDrive but not in the selected snapshot will not be deleted.