OpenClaw Restore

Work with self-contained backup bundles produced by openclaw-snapshot.

Current restore model

The primary restore path is now the bundled script inside each backup archive:

bash <bundle-dir>/restore.sh

Important:

• do not rename the extracted bundle root directory before running restore.sh
• the restore target basename must match the bundled source basename, which is normally .openclaw

This restore skill now focuses on locating and extracting backup bundles.

List bundles and prepare restore

Run:

bash scripts/select_and_restore.sh

This script:

• lists available occt7pkbak-*.tar.gz bundles by newest first
• lets the operator choose one by number
• audits tar entry paths and entry types before extraction
• extracts the selected bundle to /tmp
• prints the exact bash .../restore.sh command to run

Legacy note

The old raw-snapshot restore flow has been retired in favor of the self-contained bundle format. If you directly run scripts/restore_snapshot.sh, it will tell you to use the bundled restore.sh instead.

Optional flags

• --snapshot-dir DIR
• --prefix NAME

Environment variables:

• OPENCLAW_SNAPSHOT_DIR
• OPENCLAW_SNAPSHOT_PREFIX

Safety notes

• The helper script audits archive structure, entry paths, and entry types before extraction, but you can still inspect the extracted bundle manually before restore.
• Run the bundled restore.sh from the extracted bundle directory without renaming the extracted bundle root.
• The bundled restore script enforces integrity verification and rejects symbolic links, special files, dangerous target paths, symbolic-link parent directories, and target paths whose basename does not match .openclaw.
• Keep the generated pre-restore backup until you confirm the restored state is correct.