Restoring from Timeline Explorer

  • Hamzeh Tabbaa

After viewing the data you wish to restore, you have a variety of options to restore the data:

  1. Drag-drop files/folders in any location: Hold the mouse down on the specified data, move it to the new location ;and release.
  2. Use copy ;and paste function:
    • To copy, you can either:
      • Right click the selected data → Copy.
      • Press (Ctrl+C).
    • To paste, you can either:
      • Right click an empty location → Paste.
      • Press (Ctrl+v) in the specified location.
  3. Restore to Original or Alternative location.
    • Right click the file → Select Restore to alternate location.
    • Right click the file → Select Restore to original location.
  4. Restore an older version.
    1. Right Click the file → Select Show versions.
    2. Select the version ;and click Restore.

Notes:

  • It is highly recommended to restore system ;and program files using Disaster Recovery.
  • When encryption is enabled, users are prompted to enter the encryption password prior to restoring.
  • Timeline will only display files in the active backup, backups that are located on different locations can be viewed/restored via the Advanced Restore, for more information go to Restore from a different backup.
  • Restore can only restore one file at a time, users can drag-drop or copy paste multiple files/folders if needed.