How to Backup and Restore Exchange Online in Vinchin Backup & Recovery?

You will learn how to backup and restore Exchange Online with Vinchin Backup & Recovery in 8 steps here.

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Updated by Dan Zeng on 2024/09/03

You will learn how to backup and restore Exchange Online with Vinchin Backup & Recovery in 8 steps here. 

Before you backup Exchange Online, you need to add the Organization first. Just click Resources M365 Organizations > hit Add to enter the authentication details of the organization

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Step 1. Select Backup Source

Here you can click the email in Exchange Online to backup. Additionally, you can also select Backup Directories to exclude. Then click Next.

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Step 2. Select Backup Destination

Select the Target Node and then select the Target Storage for the Exchange Online. Click Next.

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Step 3. Select Backup Strategies

In Schedule, you can choose Backup as scheduled or Once-off backupBackup as scheduled will automatically backup the selected Exchange Online at a specific time, and Once-off backup will backup the Exchange Online only once.

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For Scheduled backup job, you can schedule Full Backup with Incremental Backup combination, Full Backup with Differential Backup combination. After that, you can select to trigger the backup job daily, weekly, or monthly at a specific time.

In Data Storage Policy, you can enable Data Deduplication and Data Compression to reduce the size of backup files.

In Retention Policy, Vinchin allows you to retain backup files by the Number of Restore Points or the Number of Days.

By enabling Auto Retry, you can have backup job retry configurations.

After configuring all the backup strategies, click Next.

Step 4. Give a name to the job, review the details of the job, and submit it.

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Here, you can see the Exchange Online has been successfully backed up.

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Exchange Online restore is also easy. Now, let's go to Application Backup > Restore page.

Step 1. Select Restore Point

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In the list, you can see all the available restore points. Simply select the restore point you want to use, enter the correct authentication details for the Microsoft 365 organization, and then copy the code to complete the authentication.

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After that, add the objects you need to restore to “shopping cart” > click Next

Step 2. Select Restore Destination

Select the Target Organization and Recovery Method for the Exchange Online to restore. Click Next.

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Step 3. Select Restore Strategies

In Schedule, you can choose Restore as scheduled or Once-off Restore. Restore as scheduled will automatically restore the Exchange Online at a specific time, and Once-off Restore will restore the Exchange Online only once.

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After configuring all recovery policies, click Next.

Step 4. Name the job, view the details, and then submit

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Once the job is created, you’ll be redirected to the job list page and the restore job will run now.

Here, you can see the Exchange Online has been successfully restored.

Experience seamless Exchange protection with Vinchin Backup & Recovery, and explore its features in a real-world environment through a complimentary 60-day trial. For further details, feel free to reach out directly to Vinchin or get in touch with our local partners.


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