https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Preserving-file-metadata-when-restoring-from-snapshots/m-p/137387#M11752 <P>What tools does everyone use to restore files from snapshots to preserve metadata, specifically in regard to volumes with CIFS shares?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Windows Explorer certainly doesn't preserve metadata when restoring via "previous versions," and Robocopy is capable of preserving metadata, but the operations team seems to prever GUI-based processes for performing restores.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>(by the way, the label has nothing to do with this - I am not using SnapCenter, but the Community is unexpectedly rigid in its requirement to label the post and limit the available labels)</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:08:04 GMT jgebhart2 2025-06-04T14:08:04Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Preserving-file-metadata-when-restoring-from-snapshots/m-p/137387#M11752 <P>What tools does everyone use to restore files from snapshots to preserve metadata, specifically in regard to volumes with CIFS shares?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Windows Explorer certainly doesn't preserve metadata when restoring via "previous versions," and Robocopy is capable of preserving metadata, but the operations team seems to prever GUI-based processes for performing restores.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>(by the way, the label has nothing to do with this - I am not using SnapCenter, but the Community is unexpectedly rigid in its requirement to label the post and limit the available labels)</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:08:04 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/Preserving-file-metadata-when-restoring-from-snapshots/m-p/137387#M11752 jgebhart2 2025-06-04T14:08:04Z