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Export to PDFRestore Data Using Advanced Search in Exchange Online Backup and Restore
Advanced Search provides a quick method to locate specific objects or data to restore within the folder level and item level. You can use Advanced Search in the Time-based Restore method.
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On the Restore Wizard tab within the Data Selection step, select the checkboxes next to the object names. The search scope is located within the selected object levels.
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In the Search group on the ribbon, click Advanced Search. The Advanced Search page appears.
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Click Add a Filter Level Group and select a level from the drop-down list: Mailbox, Folder, or Item.
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Click Add a Criterion to add a criterion and configure the rule, condition, and value settings. Refer to the table below for more information about each rule. The Matches condition supports using wildcards (? and *) in the search value.
Level | Rule | Condition | Value | Result |
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Mailbox | Name | Matches | A | Searches for the mailbox whose name matches A. |
Equals | mailboxA | Searches for the mailbox whose name is mailboxA. | ||
Contains | A | Searches for the mailbox whose name contains A. | ||
Folder | Name | Matches | A | Searches for the folder whose name matches A. |
Equals | folderA | Searches for the folder whose name equals folderA. | ||
Contains | A | Searches for the folder whose name contains A. | ||
Item | Title | Contains | A | Searches for the item whose title contains A. |
Does Not Contain | A | Searches for the item whose title does not contain A. | ||
Equals | A | Searches for the item whose title is A. | ||
Does Not Equal | A | Searches for the item whose title is not A. | ||
Attachment | Has Attachment | Yes | Searches for the item that has attachment. | |
Category | Contains | A | Searches for the item whose category contains A. | |
Does Not Contain | A | Searches for the item whose category does not contain A. | ||
Equals | A | Searches for the item whose category is A. | ||
Does Not Equal | A | Searches for the item whose category is not A. | ||
Send Time | Before | 2015-02-10 16:40:00 (UTC+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi) | Searches for the item whose send time is earlier than 2015-02-10 16:40:00 (UTC+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi) | |
After | 2015-02-10 16:40:00 (UTC+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi) | Searches for the item whose send time is later than 2015-02-10 16:40:00 (UTC+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi) |
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After adding multiple criteria, you can change the logical relationship between them by clicking the logic icon after the criteria. There are two logics now: And and Or. The default logic is And.
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And – The content that meets all the criteria will be filtered to be included.
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Or – The content that meets at least one of the criteria will be filtered to be included.
Under the Basic Filter Condition tab, you can view the logical relationship of the criteria.
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Click Search to execute the search operation. The search results are displayed under the Search Results tab. View the search results in Tree View or List View by clicking the corresponding icons under the Search Results tab.