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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 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.
Let me know if you need anything else.
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