Working with backup sets : Cloud (Microsoft Office 365) backup sets (Windows) : Restoring a Microsoft Office 365 backup set : Requirements for Microsoft SharePoint Online restore
 
Requirements for Microsoft SharePoint Online restore
The following is required for Microsoft SharePoint Online restore activities.
• Before you configure a Microsoft SharePoint Online restore activity, prepare the restore destination according to Table 4 on page 156.
 
Table 4 Preparing for a Microsoft SharePoint Online restore activity
Procedure
Environment
Restore Destination
Time
 
SharePoint Online
Domain
Site Collection
 
Restore site collection via Office 365 Web Portal
In Office 365 SharePoint admin center, restore the site collection to make it active again.
X
 
 
Site collection deleted within last 30 days
Restore to Original Location via DS-Client
1. Create a new site collection of the same type with the same name as the source. If an equivalent site collection currently exists in the recycling bin, remove it permanently.
2. Restore to Original Location via DS-Client.
X
Same
Same
Anytime
Not Supported
X
Same
Different
Anytime
X
Different
Any
• SharePoint data can only be restored to the same site collection in the same domain using DS-Client. When specifying the restore destination, you can only select Original Location.