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Restore Archives with Volume Shadow Copy Service

Microsoft uses a backup format called Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) to back up files. When you restore archive backups using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service, you must stop the online Historian archiver, convert the shadow archive files (.bkf or .vhd) into archive files (.iha) using the Windows Restore wizard, and then restore the archives (.iha) into Historian.