Disk space needed for Sharepoint file-level restore

[frenaud]

We're trying to restore a single file from our SharePoint database with the "Veeam Explorer for SharePoint" feature. Currently, the restore operation does not work. Here's the error message:

"CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.) while attempting to open or create the physical file 'C:\VeeamFLR\DBCM-DCA-SQ-200\Volume3\SQL\Data\SP_EDMSVM_PRD_WSSContent.mdf'.

Our SharePoint database is over 1TB. Does that mean that we need that much buffer space available on our Veeam server?

[emachabert]

What is the SQL server version running on the Veeam Backup Server ?

[foggy]

Could be indeed caused by the default SQL Express limitations or file access issues as well. I recommend contacting support to verify this.

[TheRealBluesMan]

Searching for an informational answer to the question?

If I do a single file restore of a SharePoint DB where DB size is 500GB and the Drive (D:) where folder VeeamFLR\ is locate on has 100GB free space left, will this drive running out of space, because of DB extraction, during the single item restore?

Is there a rule of thumb for extract calculation?

[PetrM]

Hi Marco,

You should take care about free space on the target server only. VeeamFLR is a logical folder that proxies access to data in the backup file, it does not require additional space.

Thanks!