Recovering databases or storage groups to the specified folder means that the database files along with transaction log files are extracted from the backup to a folder you specify. This can be useful if you need to extract data for audit or further processing by third party tools; or when the recovery fails for some reason and you are looking for a workaround to mount the databases manually.
To recover the databases or storage groups to a folder
In Path, specify the destination folder where files of the selected database or storage group will be saved. The storage group or database files will be extracted from the backup along with transaction log files.
The extracted databases will be in a Dirty Shutdown state. When recovering databases to their original location, the databases can remain in a Dirty Shutdown state and be mountable by the system. When recovering to an alternate location, databases cannot be mounted until you bring them to a Clean Shutdown state by using the Eseutil /r <Enn> command. <Enn> specifies the log file prefix for the database (or storage group that contains the database) into which you need to apply the transaction log files. For instructions on how to do this, refer to: