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The system index file contains a list of the most recent recovery points, which
includes the original drive location of each recovery point.
If you have suffered a catastrophic hard drive failure, you can also use Symantec
Recovery Disk to perform a bare metal recovery of a computer.
To restore multiple drives using a system index file
1
Start the computer by using the Symantec Recovery Disk.
See “Starting a computer by using the recovery environment ” on page 152.
Drive letters in the recovery environment might not match those in the
Windows environment.
2
On the Home panel, click Recover My Computer.
3
Click Next.
4
Click View by, and then select System.
5
Click Browse, locate and select a system file (.sv2i), and then click Open.
The system index file is in the same location as the recovery point location.
6
If you select a network location, type your network credentials.
7
Check each recovery point that you want to recover.
If necessary, add, change, or remove recovery points from the list.
8
Click Finish.
Recovering files and folders from the recovery
environment
You can use the Symantec Recovery Disk to start your computer and to restore
files and folders from within a recovery point.
The recovery environment includes several support utilities that you can run to
troubleshoot networking or hardware issues. For example, you can ping a
computer, renew IP addresses, or get information about a hard-disk partition
table.
To recover files and folders from the recovery environment
1
Start the computer by using the Symantec Recovery Disk.
See “Starting a computer by using the recovery environment ” on page 152.
2
Click Recover, and then click Recover My Files.
3
Do one of the following:
161Recovering a computer
Recovering files and folders from the recovery environment