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Restore Guest Files Folders
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This page contains Windows bias
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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windows_first
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missing_linux_example
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windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation is heavily biased toward Windows environments. All examples, instructions, and credential requirements are specific to Windows guest OS, with explicit statements that Linux guest OS restores are not supported (except for a manual workaround). There are no Linux-specific instructions, examples, or parity in tooling or process. Windows tools, patterns, and account types are referenced exclusively.
Recommendations:
- Clearly indicate in the introduction and prerequisites that Linux guest OS support is limited or unavailable, and provide a roadmap or ETA for Linux support if possible.
- If manual restore from Linux VMs is possible (by attaching VMDKs), provide a dedicated section with step-by-step instructions for Linux users, including example commands for mounting VMDKs and copying files using Linux tools.
- Where possible, generalize instructions and terminology to be OS-agnostic, or provide parallel sections for Windows and Linux.
- Include examples of restoring files using Linux guest OS (even if only manually), with appropriate commands (e.g., using mount, guestmount, or similar tools).
- List any limitations or differences in restore capabilities between Windows and Linux guests in a comparison table.
- Avoid exclusive use of Windows-specific credential and account requirements in general documentation; instead, clearly scope such requirements to Windows-only sections.
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