After your Blob Storage environment has been successfully backed up, you can perform a file level restore of your data.

Use the search feature to search for files (objects) and folders (directory or virtual directory) across recovery points in a backup set.

You can use one or more filters to narrow down the search results. Click the search bar to view the available filters.

For example, if you want to restore files (objects) and folders (directory or virtual directory) that start with the word exl20 modified between 14 July 2025 and 15 September 2025, expand Advanced Options and select the following:

Here are some examples of how you can use the search filters:

To search for the exact filename, use the Match exact name checkbox. Enter the complete filename in the search bar, excluding the file extension, and then click Search.

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Selecting the Match exact name checkbox disables the Advanced options to search Blob Tag, File Type, File Extension, and other fields.

If you do not select the Match exact name check box, then you are performing a partial file name search. You can search for files using substrings.

For example, you can search for a file named Azure_Storage_1_B_ZA.vob using search terms such as Azure or Storage.

The search term must be a minimum of 3 characters and a maximum of 64 characters, and should be a prefix for a partial name search.

📝 Note

​Druva does not support performing a search on a partial name using a search term starting with a special character such as an underscore. For example, to search for a 10_11_B_file_1DZBZA.vob, the valid search terms are:

Using _B_ or _file_ will not yield any results.

Under this section, the selected options or filters are applied concurrently. As you refine your selections, the results will be narrowed to items that match every parameter.

You can search objects based on Blob index tags. You can specify multiple tags.

Example: To search for all PDF files that were tagged for the 'Q4-2025' project and modified in September 2025, you would use the following filters:

You can search for files of predefined file types such as Office files, Image files, and so on. You can select one or more file types. The search results are filtered to show the files that match the search filters.

The following table lists the predefined file types:

Search for files by one or more extensions. If you have selected a File Type, this field is auto-populated by the extensions included in that file type. You can also enter extensions manually, if you have additional file search requirements.

An extension can have a maximum length of 10 characters.

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Enter the search terms without periods or regular expressions.

Enter a file size range to search for files by file size. You can search for file sizes in KBs, MBs, and GBs. The maximum size must be greater than the minimum size.

You can search for files created or modified between the selected dates.

For example, when you enter a date range such as 15/03/2025 (15 March 2025) to 31/03/2025 (31 March 2025), files modified between 15 March 2025, 12:00 AM to 31 March 2025, 11:59 PM are searched.

In the Date Modified field, you can select a date in either From or To filter, or both of them.

For example, if you select only the From date filter, all files created or modified after the From date are listed in the search results.

You must choose a date after 1 January 1970.

The Search Results section displays the files and folders that match the search criteria. You can hover over the search query in the search bar to view the applied search filters. You can also modify the search query at any point in time.

The Name field under Search Results is followed by a sort icon. Initially, the sort icon is in a neutral state, meaning the Name field is not sorted in either ascending or descending order.