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Azure Backup of Linux VM restores .json but not VHD?

I have a simple Linux VM created from a commercial template, protected by Azure backup. I try to restore to a storage account. I don't get any errors, but the created blob contains 3 .JSON files, but no .VHD file.
I am trying to move the VM to an Availability Zone, so I want to use the restored VHD to create a new managed disk in the Availability Zone.
I know the backup is working because if I try "restore to new virtual machine" then I get a new VM including a new disk, but of course the new VM is not in an availability zone.
I thought maybe it was a permissions issue - but whether I access via the default key, or access via Azure AD credentials as a "Storage Blob Contributor" I don't see the VHD. Would the VHD be more protected than the JSON files? How can I troubleshoot this to find the VHD?

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@MikeGilbert-0290 Thank you for your post!

Just validating a very basic step – if this is a managed disk VM, then during restore disks, are you specifying to restore as unmanaged? If not, then the disks would be in the target resource group and not the storage account.

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