File restore weirdness

[lococola]

When I do a file level restore, it pops up a dialog where I can select a path. Just to test it I make that field blank so it automatically uses the Downloads folder. However, when I confirm to restore the file, the file does not appear in my Downloads folder. Instead, I have to click on "Download File(s)", and then it pops up a new dialog where I can select to save the file. But, I can then choose any folder on my pc to save the file. So what was the point in pre-selecting the folder in the previous dialog?

Second question. Instead of downloading the file itself, it downloads a tar.gz file, which contains a .tar file, which contains the actual file. This seems unnecessarily convoluted. Can't this be simplified so that I see the file in question immediately?

Finally, instead of having to go through the browser, is it also possible to open the snapshot in Windows Explorer, and simply browse to the file that you want to restore there. Then drag it to the location you want on your computer?

[garethgeorge]

What platform are you using? I recently noticed I have a bug in the path selection implementation on Windows-- the files get extracted into the directory where backrest is installed (typically %localappdata%\Programs\Backrest\ on windows).

[lococola]

I'm on windows 10, latest most up to date version. But I'm also trying to get it working on Unraid and failing miserably. Need to find some time to really do some proper testing.