overwrite

Command: recover file

--overwrite={always|older|never}

In the recover file command, the parameter specifies what to do if the program finds in the target folder a file with the same name as in the backup.

Available values of the parameter are as follows:

• always (by default) - this will give the file in the backup priority over the file on the hard disk.
• older - this will give priority to the most recent file modification, whether it be in the backup or on the disk.
• never - this will give the file on the hard disk priority over the file in the backup.

If you allow files to be overwritten, you still have an option to prevent overwriting of specific files by excluding them from the recovery operation.

Commands: recover exchange_database, recover exchange_mailbox

--overwrite

In the recover exchange_database command, the parameter allows the overwriting of the existing database or storage group (if the overwriting is allowed in the properties of the selected databases). If the parameter is not specified and the destination database or storage group exists, the operation will fail.

In the recover exchange_mailbox command, the parameter allows the overwriting of items (e-mails, calendar events, contacts, tasks, etc.) with the same ID as those in the backup. If the parameter is not specified, such items in the target mailbox will be skipped.

Note: If you recover the same items more than once, each subsequent recovery will duplicate the items because original item IDs change after the overwriting.