Working with backup sets : Cloud (Salesforce.com) backup sets (Windows) : Restoring a Salesforce.com backup set at the item level : Restoring the database file
 
Restoring the database file
1. Browse the Backup Sets tree, select the backup set to restore, and then on the Restore menu click Restore Now.
2. On the Select the Backup Set Restore Method page, select Granular Restore > Step 1. Database Restore, and then click Next.
F1 Help: "Select the Restore Method"
3. On the Select directories/files to restore page, select the Salesforce.com database to restore, and then click Next.
F1 Help: "Select directories / files (Restore / BLM / Delete / Validation)"
4. On the Select database restore location page, select the location to which you want to restore the Salesforce.com database file, and then click Next.
NOTE:  For the next procedure, “Restoring Salesforce.com at the item level”, you will need to ensure that the Salesceforce.com database file is located on a local drive for DS-Client to access. For expedience, select a local disk location in the DS-Client machine as the restore destination for the database file.
F1 Help: "Select database restore location (Microsoft SQL / PostgreSQL / MySQL)"
5. Click Next to continue.
It is advisable to retain the default selections in the Select restore options page.
F1 Help: "Select restore options (SQL / Microsoft Exchange / Oracle / Salesforce.com)"
6. On the Fill in the restore survey page, make the following selections as required:
• Specify the reason for this restore from the Restore reason drop-down list.
• Make the appropriate selection if the Restore classification drop-down list appears. For important information see “Types of Restore Licenses in Recovery Drill Period”.
For more information, see the F1 help for this dialog box and “Specifying the reason for the restore”.
7. Click Finish to start the restore.
Once the Salesforce.com database has been restored to a local file, you can proceed to “Restoring Salesforce.com at the item level”.