Restore-SPFarm : Cannot find the proper backup files to restore. Verify that the directory name is valid and that the backup file exists

Question

I have backuped a sharepoint 2013 web application from my development environment, which created the following :-

1. XML file named spbrtoc

2. And a folder contain .bak files named spbr0001. So on my staging environemtn I run the following SP power sheeel command to restore the backup file to my staging environment :-

   Restore-SPFarm -Directory C:\Users\user\Desktop\spbr0001 -RestoreMethod Overwrite -Item spbr0001 -BackupId dc3357f0-97d6-495f-83df-7d5cf5419729 –Verbose

But I will get the following error :- Restore-SPFarm : Cannot find the proper backup files to restore. Verify that the directory name is valid and that the backup file exists.

So can anyone advice. And o make sure I am backuping the right file, I have re-write the power shell command to be refer to the xml file asfollow:-

Restore-SPFarm -Directory C:\Users\user\Desktop\spbrtoc.xml -RestoreMethod Overwrite -Item spbr0001 -BackupId dc3357f0-97d6-495f-83df-7d5cf5419729 –Verbose

But this ill raise the following error:-

Restore-SPFarm : Directory C:\Users\user\Desktop\spbrtoc.xml does not exist or the SQL Server service account and the AD-TDMGROUP\user service account do not have permission to read or write to the backup folder. Specify a different directory or ensure that the SharePoint Timer service and Microsoft SQL Server service accounts have Full Control permission on both the file share and the underlying folder. At line:1 char:1 + Restore-SPFarm -Directory C:\Users\user\Desktop\spbrtoc.xml -RestoreMe ...

Answer 1

Take your spbr0001 out of the directory path. SharePoint fills that in automatically.