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description: When you restore data from a backup, you can select an object hierarchy depth to include child objects of that depth in the restore. To review all the child objects included in the restore before confirming the restore, do a preview restore.
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# Preview Your Restore

When you restore data from a backup, you can select an object hierarchy depth to include child objects of that depth in the restore. To review all the child objects included in the restore before confirming the restore, do a preview restore.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with the Backup &amp; Recover Data and Backup &amp; Recover Files add-on licenses</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d113531e74">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d113531e74 ">To run restore:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d113531e74 ">Run Restore</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d113531e74 ">To view restore results:</td>

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1. From a compare report, select the object you want to restore.
2. Select the records to restore.
3. Click **Save**.
4. Click **Preview Restore**.
5. Click the **Objects Hierarchy** tab and select the object level depth.
    
    Select
    
    **No Hierarchy** to not include child objects.
6. Confirm that:
    1. You have the Modify All Data permission.
    2. Email Deliverability is disabled.
    3. Validation rules, triggers, and workflows are disabled.
7. Click **Preview Restore**. A new restore activity is created as the system automatically identifies the child objects.
8. When the preview restore is complete, open the restore activity from the activities list.
9. From the list on the left, view the objects included in the restore.
    1. If any objects failed to load, click **Reload Objects** to try again. Objects that don’t load aren't restored.
10. Click **Restore**.

The restore begins. When completed, the restore results are available in the activity.