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Why "Validate" Option Before Recovery

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I am new user and familiarizing with the software functions.   I could not find option after backing up files/folders to 'validate' the backup but I see that option when Recovery is selected, i.e., an option is available to validate the backup before recovery begins.   This seems very odd, when I want to recover a file/folder - if validate shows an error, its likely the original data is no longer available.   This seems to be strange please help to explain.

 

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Jerry, assuming that you are performing your backups from within Windows from the ATI main GUI, then the validate option can be found by clicking on the Options button for your backup task, then opening the Advanced options page where you will see Validation in the middle of the list shown.

You can also perform a manual validation at any time by clicking on the caret (v) to the right of the task name in the GUI to reveal a drop-down menu of options.

Finally, validation is available in Explorer for ATI backup files (.tib / .tibx) by right-clicking on the file then on the True Image option to see the options available.