About the EntraID Restore Options

Updated at Sep 16, 2025
By Kali Patrick

Table of Contents

Availability Per Object Type Restore Object Descriptions With Object As New Block Sign-In With Members With Memberships With Role Assignments With Assignments Policy State To Another Tenant Restore Option Examples

Availability Per Object Type

The table below illustrates which of the Entra ID restore options are available for each object:

	Users	Groups	Roles	Policies	Devices	Admin Units	Apps
With Object	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
As New	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Block Sign-In	√
With Members		√				√
With Memberships	√	√					√ (Enterprise Applications Only)
With Role Assignments	√	√	√			√	√ (Enterprise Applications Only)
With Assignments					√
Policy State				√
To Another Tenant	√	√	√	√	√	√	√

Notes:

The "As New" option is not available when you select multiples (i.e., multiple users, groups, etc.).
If you restore multiple objects and one of those object already exists in Entra ID, it will be overwritten. If it doesn't exist, a new object will be created with the same name that it was backed up with. For example, if you restore multiple groups and one of those groups already exists in Entra ID, that group will be overwritten. If the group doesn't exist, a new group will be created with the same name that it was backed up with.
If an object had been deleted, the "With Object" and "As New" boxes are automatically checked because they are required to restore in place.

Restore Object Descriptions

With Object

Restores the object with its attributes, current Name and ID. If the object doesn't exist in Entra ID, it will be created. If the object already exists in Entra ID, the existing one will be overwritten. If you don't select With Object, you can still restore memberships and role assignments.

As New

Creates a new object with a new Object ID during the restoration process. You'll enter a name for the object that will be created. If you are restoring With Object but don't select As New, the restoration target is the existing object in Entra ID.

With Members

Restores the object with its members. For example, restores a group or Admin Unit with the members that belong to it.

With Memberships

Restores the object with its memberships. For example, restores the group in its group hierarchy (in the case of nested groups).

With Role Assignments

Restores the object with its role assignments. For example, restores the Custom Role to identities such as users, groups, or service principals.

With Assignments

Restores device Device Compliance Policy or Device Configuration assignments.

Policy State

Restores the Policy as Enabled, Disabled, or Enabled For Reporting But Not Enforced. "Disabled" is the default selection.

To Another Tenant

Restores the objects to another Entra ID Tenant. You'll select the appropriate Target Tenant from the dropdown dropdown menu, and the Domain for the selected Target Tenant. (See Create a Target Tenant to add to this list.)

Restore Option Examples

If you want to . . .	Then check . . .
Restore missing group memberships and role assignments to already existing user(s),	The “With Memberships” and “With Role Assignments” boxes.
Restore a single user with a new name without memberships or assignments,	The “With object” and “As New” boxes.
Recreate a group in Entra ID with the existing group name and object ID, with all its attributes, in the correct group hierarchy, with members and role assignments,	The “With object,” “With members,” '"With memberships," and “With role assignments” boxes.
Restore missing group members, group hierarchy and admin role assignments for the already existing group,	The “With members,” '"With memberships," and “With role assignments” boxes.