Restore a database to a point in time

Bring a SQL Server or MySQL database back to the exact minute you need.

1. Open Beyond Cloud Backup → Databases → Restore.
2. Choose the database and the moment to go back to. With log backups you can pick any minute between the first full backup and the latest log backup.
3. Choose how to restore:
   • As a new database (default) — for example Invoices_copy. The current database is not touched, so you can check the data first.
   • Replace the database — overwrites the current one.
   • Backup files to a folder — gives you the .bak/.trn (SQL Server) or .sql and binary logs (MySQL) to restore yourself.
4. Click Restore. The agent fetches the full backup, the differential and the logs it needs, and applies them in order.

Note — Restoring over a database disconnects its users. Prefer a new name, check it, then switch your application over.