Tape • How to search data on tape backups

Hi All,

I need to know how to find a file or folder in any of the tape backups without knowing the time period. Not all users can give the exact time period when the data in need existed. They could have lost it without their knowledge and would need it at some critical situation. I have worked in some other tools where we have all the details of the files backed up in the catalog, when the data need to be restored then the particular tape can be recalled and used, but I have not come across something like that in Veeam.

In Veeam, to my knowledge, even to see what files are available in a tape we will need to have the tape loaded and browse the content by reading it (in case of backup to tapes). When we right click on a tape and go to files section, it shows us the backup files in proprietary format. It is not always possible to load all the tapes of the past few years in order to find a single file or folder. Please let me know if there is any option to check the files available in the backups, it would help to recall the specific tape where the data is available.

Statistics: Posted by rajesh.r — Jun 26, 2025 9:24 am

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