Restore Files through Windows Explorer

Prerequisite: The computer must have the McAfee Online Backup backup software installed and backups must have completed.

Any time you use an Explorer window to navigate to folders on your computer, you can right-click to quickly restore files which were deleted from that folder, or to restore older versions of files directly into that folder.

You can restore single files or folders or many files or folders. You may also restore older versions of files. You can choose to restore files to their original locations or to a location you specify. You can also choose whether to replace files on your computer with the versions you restore (overwrite) or to rename files which would otherwise be duplicates.

To restore files when using Windows Explorer:

Choose one of the following:
- (Windows 8) With the Start screen showing, type computer, then click Computer.
- (Windows Vista and 7) Click Start, and then click Computer.
Navigate through your computer's actual drive and folder structure.
(Optional) To restore files in a specific folder, right-click an open space in the Explorer window, and then click Restore Files in Folder. A new window opens and displays the files available to be restored.
(Optional) To restore a previous version of a selected file, right-click the file, and then click Restore Previous Version. A new window opens and displays the files available to be restored.
(Optional) To see all files in a folder within your grace period:
1. Right-click that folder and then select Change time.
2. Select See a merged view of all files ever in the folder.
3. Click OK.
For information about your grace period, see Sending Your Files to McAfee Online Backup. A new window opens and displays the files available to be restored.
(Optional) To see files in a folder as of a specific backup occasion:
1. Right-click that folder and then select Change time.
2. Select See the folder as of a specific backup time.
3. Select the date of a backup, and then if necessary select a time on that date.
4. Click OK.
A new window opens and displays the files available to be restored.
Take any of these actions:
- To restore a file to its original location on your computer, right-click the file and then select Restore.
- To restore a file to a location you specify on your computer, right-click the file and then select Restore To, and then choose the folder in which to save the file.
- To restore all the contents of a folder to their original location on your computer, right-click the folder, and then select Restore.
- To restore all the contents of a folder to a location you specify on your computer, right-click the folder, and then select Restore To, and then choose the folder in which to save the file.
(Optional) If any files you've selected exist in the folder they are being restored to, choose whether to overwrite those files with the versions being restored, or whether to rename files. Renaming lets you keep both the existing and restored versions by automatically appending a unique numerical identifier to the names of the restored files.