Restore Files through McAfee Online Backup Virtual Drive on Windows

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

You can see all your backed up folders in a virtual McAfee Online Backup drive using the Explorer window. This virtual McAfee Online Backup drive does not physically exist, and it does not consume space on your computer's hard drive. Folders and files which are not backed up are not shown in the McAfee Online Backup virtual drive.

To restore files on a Windows computer using the McAfee Online Backup virtual drive:

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.
Click the McAfee Online Backup virtual drive, then navigate through the drive and folder structure of your backed up files.
(Optional) To see all files ever in a folder:
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.
The type of account you have determines how long versions of backed up files are available, including files which were deleted. 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.

The Status window shows the progress of files being restored.