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Today's Tips 06/29/2006
To Restore Files From A File Or A Tape In Windows XP!
1. Open Backup.
The Backup Utility Wizard starts by default, unless it is disabled.
2. Click the Advanced Mode button in the Backup Utility Wizard.
3. Click the Restore and Manage Media tab, in Click to select the check
box for any drive, folder, or file that you want to restore, select the
files and folders you want to restore by clicking the check box to the
left of a file or folder.
4. In Restore files to, do one of the following:
- Click Original location if you want the backed up files and folders to
be restored to the folder or folders they were in when they were backed
up. Skip to step 6.
- Click Alternate location if you want the backed up files and folders
to be restored to a folder that you designate. This option will preserve
the folder structure of the backed up data; all folders and subfolders
will appear in the alternate folder you designate.
- Click Single folder if you want the backed up files and folders to be
restored to a folder that you designate. This option will not preserve
the folder structure of the backed up data; the files will appear only
in the folder that you designate.
5. If you selected Alternate location or Single folder, type a path for
the folder under Alternate location, or click the Browse button to find
the folder.
6. On the Tools menu, click Options, click the Restore tab, and then do
one of the following:
- Click Do not replace the file on my computer if you do not want the
restore operation to copy over files that are already on your hard disk.
- Click Replace the file on disk only if the file on disk is older if
you want the restore operation to replace older files on your disk with
newer files from your backup.
- Click Always replace the file on my computer if you want the restore
operation to replace files on your disk regardless of whether the backup
files are newer or older.
7. Click OK to accept the restore options you have set.
8. Click Start Restore.
9. If you want to change any of the advanced restore options, such as
restoring security settings, the Removable Storage database, and
junction point data, click Advanced. When you are done setting advanced
restore options click OK.
10. Click OK to start the restore operation.
Caution!!
- If you are restoring the System State data, and you do not designate
an alternate location for the restored data, Backup will erase the
System State data that is currently on your computer and replace it with
the System State data you are restoring. Also, if you restore the System
State data to an alternate location, only the registry files, SYSVOL
directory files, Cluster database information files, and system boot
files are restored to the alternate location. The Active Directory
directory services database, Certificate Services database and Component
Services Class Registration database are not restored if you designate
an alternate location.
- Clicking Replace the file on disk only if the file on disk is older
can change some or all of the files that are currently on your disk.
- Clicking Always replace the file on my computer can cause you to lose
data if a file you are working on is contained in the backup.
- You can use Backup to back up and restore data on either FAT16, FAT32,
or NTFS volumes. However, if you have backed up data from an NTFS volume
used in Windows XP it is recommended that you restore the data to an
NTFS volume used in Windows XP, or you could lose data as well as some
file and folder features. Some file systems may not support all features
of other file systems. For example, permissions, encrypting file system
(EFS) settings, disk quota information, mounted drive information, and
Remote Storage information will be lost if you back up data from an NTFS
volume used in Windows XP and then restore it to a FAT volume or an NTFS
volume used in Windows NT 4.0.
- To back up and restore Microsoft SQL Server database files, it is
recommended that you use SQL's built-in backup and restore utilities.
For more information, you should see the Microsoft SQL Server
documentation.
Side Notes!
- You must be an administrator or a backup operator to restore files and
folders.
- To start Backup, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories,
point to System Tools, and then click Backup.
- If you are restoring data from a tape, you should update the on-media
catalog for the tape before you perform the restore operation.
- You can also use the Restore Wizard to restore files by clicking the
Tools menu, and then clicking Restore Wizard.
- In order to restore the System State data on a domain controller, you
must first start your computer in Directory Services Restore Mode. This
will allow you to restore the SYSVOL directory and the Active Directory
directory service database.
- You can only restore the System State data on a local computer. You
cannot restore the System State data on a remote computer.
- Backup operators and administrators can back up and restore encrypted
files and folders without decrypting the files or folders.
Gary Chambers |
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