Searching and restoring of backups

摘要

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for searching for and presenting backups. A first search result including a first version of an item is presented. The first version is associated with a first date range having a first start date and a first end date. User input requesting that an archive including one or more versions of the item be searched is received. A second search result including a second version of the item is presented. The second version is different from the first version. The second version is associated with a second date range having a second start date and a second end date. The second date range does not overlap with the first date range.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, in a search interface associated with a search application, a search criterion from a user; determining a first search result, wherein determining the first search result comprises searching a current state of a file system based on the search criterion; determining one or more historical search results, wherein determining each historical search result comprises searching a different respective prior state of the file system based on the search criterion; presenting the first search result in the search interface, the first search result identifying a first version of an item associated with the current state of the file system; presenting one or more historical representations of the search interface, each historical representation visually depicting the search interface and a respective one of the historical search results, the historical search results identifying one or more historical versions of the item associated with respective prior states of the file system; receiving a user input selecting a particular historical representation of the search interface and corresponding historical search result; presenting the selected historical search result in the search interface.