If both the new and replacement computer have exactly the same operating systems and your user profile names are identical, the entire default folder structure is identical on both computers. In this case, restoring is straightforward. Regardless of how you recover files with McAfee Online Backup, you can choose to preserve the original file location when restoring. This means that files are restored into the exact same folder structure as they were in when they were backed up. You won't have to manually move any files.
If the new and replacement computers have different operating systems (for example Windows 7) or if your user name is not identical on both computers, you will need to move your recovered files manually after they are on your computer. This is because your recovered files are in the exact same folder structure they were in when they were backed up, but this exact folder structure does not apply to the new computer. Whether you choose to preserve the original location or choose a location, you will need to manually move your recovered files from their "original" folders into more appropriate folders.
Consider an example of restoring files backed up from a computer running Windows XP to a computer running Windows 7. You are restoring files from your Documents backup set and your user name is the same on both computers.
On the Windows Vista computer, your folder structure looks like this: C:\Documents and Settings\your user name\My Documents.
On the Windows 7 computer, your folder structure looks like this: C:\Users\your user name\My Documents.
Let's say that when you restore files onto the Windows 7 computer, you save them into their original folder structure. If you open your Documents folder on your new computer, you won't see your restored files, and your programs won't be able to see the restored files using their default behavior.
To resolve this, manually move all files out of the folders under C:\Documents and Settings\your user name\My Documents and into C:\Users\your user name\My Documents.
After your recovered files are safely on your new computer, you can install the McAfee Online Backup backup software on the new computer using the same credentials, being sure to choose to replace the old computer, and begin backing your new computer.
Using the "replace computer" process associates all your previously backed up files in the cloud to your new computer, as if they were always backed up from it. It looks like a full initial backup, but it will take much less time.