Update_Files Noupdate_Files The Update_Files qualifier specifies that the root will be restored, and RMU Restore Only_Root will attempt to link that restored root to the area files. In addition, the snapshot (.snp) file will be updated or created. This is the default. The Noupdate_Files qualifier specifies that the restore operation will restore the root, but it will not link that restored root to any of the area files, nor will it create or update the .snp files. When you use the Noupdate_Files qualifier in conjunction with the Noset_Tsn qualifier, you can use a backup strategy that uses recent by-area full backup files in place of a recent full and complete backup file of the entire database. See Example 6 in the Examples help entry under this command