The snapshot compare feature enables you to compare items in different snapshots, allowing you to quickly spot differences, identify data loss, and easily find records that need to be restored.
Open the compare snapshots feature
- Open the snapshot you want to use as your baseline by clicking the Snapshots Viewer and selecting a snapshot.
If you want to the baseline to be the most recent snapshot, then skip this step. - Click the Compare snapshots icon in the toolbar.
- Select a snapshot.
Note: The comparative snapshot must be older than the baseline snapshot. - Click Compare.
What you will find in the snapshot compare
The snapshot compare feature assesses the snapshot you are currently viewing (the baseline snapshot) against an older snapshot (the comparative snapshot).
In the table, you'll find
- Name: The item's name in the baseline snapshot (if absent, we will show the name from the comparative snapshot)
- Label: RTBF or other applicable labels
- Status: The status of the item in the baseline snapshot compared to the comparative snapshot
- Size (comparative): The size of the item in the comparative snapshot
- Size (baseline): The size of the item in the baseline snapshot
- Size change: The change in size of the item in the baseline snapshot compared to the comparative snapshot
Statuses
The status of the item in the baseline snapshot compared to the comparative snapshot:
- Unchanged: The item has not been changed since the comparative snapshot
- Modified: The item has been modified since the comparative snapshot
- Deleted: The item has been deleted since the comparative snapshot
- Added: The item has been added since the comparative snapshot
Hide unchanged items
Select the Hide unchanged items checkbox to show only items that have been modified, added, or deleted.
Note: This applies only to the items listed on the page you are currently viewing.
Use the filters
Click the Filter categories icon in the right side of the toolbar.
Here you can filter the records based on their statuses.
Restoring and downloading records while comparing data
You can easily restore and download records while comparing data.
Records with an unchanged, modified, or deleted status will be restored and downloaded from the comparative snapshot.
Records with with the added status will be restored and downloaded from the baseline snapshot.