Restore

Wizard

Run the app via command line:

ark

Choose option 3

3. Restore an archive

Provide path to the metadata file (the file ending in .m)

Ensure the metadata file is in the same directory with the part files

If you do not give an output directory, the default will be used: current working directory.

The directory/file will be restored to original state.

Command Line

Extract Technical

Following process is followed during extraction:

1. Checks metadata file exists (if metadata file missing, (read this)[metadata.md])
2. Checks user-defined output directory exists. If not specify, working directory used as default
3. Checks checksums of parts against metadata file
4. Deletes any damaged parts - these are now useless and can cause issues restoring
5. Erasure coding integrity checks
6. Combination of parts
7. Temp archive created by extracting parts, which is extracted then deleted

Directory structure restored.