Normal Encrypted File (.ppke) Recovery
Configuration
bak.toml：
[restore_encryption]
private_key_file = "C:\\test_key\\ppk.key"
private_key_passphrase_env = "PPKPKPSW"
allow_prompt = true
PreCheckout
Perform application data or database backup pre-checks
ppk decrypt --input "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backup\peppykeep\test_717_file\test_717_file-bak_20260717_093325.ppke" --extract --output-dir "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backup\peppykeep\test_mysql_102" --config-home %USERPROFILE%\.peppykeep\conf
When the pre-test is successful, the output is as follows:
=== Dry Run ===
Action : decrypt
Input : C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backup\peppykeep\test_717_file\test_717_file-bak_20260717_093325.ppke
Output : C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backup\peppykeep\test_mysql_102
PrivKey : <configured restore_encryption.private_key_file>
Prompt : false
Next : Re-run with --apply to execute.
Recover
Perform application data or database backups
ppk decrypt --input "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backup\peppykeep\test_717_file\test_717_file-bak_20260717_093325.ppke" --extract --output-dir "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backup\peppykeep\test_mysql_102" --apply --config-home %USERPROFILE%\.peppykeep\conf
When the pre-test is successful, the output is as follows:
=== Completed ===
Action : decrypt
Input : C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backup\peppykeep\test_717_file\test_717_file-bak_20260717_093325.ppke
Output : C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backup\peppykeep\test_mysql_102
PrivKey : C:\test_key\ppk.key
Status : Command completed successfully.