Q&A on: Browsable Folders When Restoring Cubes

Q: When restoring cubes, can I “browse” rather than “type” to select the backup file?
A: Yes, enter the folder path on the “AllowedBrowsingFolders” server property.

Q: Can I have more than 1 folders on that restore cube dialog box?
A: Yes, when entering the folder paths on the “AllowedBrowsingFolders” server property, separate them using a pipe (|).

Q: I entered 2 folders separated by |, but why only 1 appears on the restore cube dialog box?
A: That folder is invalid. Either a) typo on folder path in the server property, or b) that folder doesn’t exist. For example: “Log|Backup”, Backup gets deleted and now only Log appears on the restore cube dialog box.

Q: Can the backup file located on other server / file share?
A: Yes, for example \\server1\folder1\file1.abf. You need to have read permission on this remote folder. But no, you can’t add remote path like that on the  “AllowedBrowsingFolders” server property. If you do that it won’t appear on the restore cube dialog box.