Gearset allows you to download the data stored in each of your data backup job runs. Data is downloaded in CSV (comma separated values) format.
There are multiple ways to download data from a data backup job. All data downloads are logged in the "Data download history" tab of the backup job.
Ways to download data from a data backup job
Using a snapshot
Gearset has a few options for downloading data from a data backup job. The first way is to use the Use snapshot button.
Once this has been opened you can select Download option under DATA section.
From here you can filter this to the objects you want to download.
Once you have filtered the objects, then you can start the export.
All objects selected in the filter will be included in a zip file - one file per object, including any additional binary (file) data, depending on the object type.
From "View Changes" option
From here you can view the changes between the last backup and the current backup.
Once you have selected an object, you can then choose what records you would like to download and click the Download records... button.
If selecting deleted records, you'll be able to select the correct run in the window that pops up.
In this case, we'd choose the 29th since that run had the deleted records we need:
Once you have selected records that you wish to download, you will be able to give the download a "Friendly name" which will be shown in the friendly name section of the data download history of your Backup job.
Important to note:
There is a 50 GB limit on the ZIP file that can be downloaded from a backup job.
If your org is particularly large or the filter is very wide, it may take a while for the export and download to complete.
If you download a deleted record, you'll have an empty file, as it's downloading from the most recent backup. If you want the deleted data, then you'll need to go to the last backup the data was in and download it there.