3rd party software to backup a Blockstore Snapshot Storage

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If I configure Ops Manager to store backup snapshots on a Local Filesystem.

  1. can I backup the local filesystem for long term storage with a 3rd party backup Software?

  2. if I restore those files again to the same local Filesystem, will Ops Center be able to detect those new snapshots as candidates for a Database restore?

Thanks in advance