Search for Files in McAfee Online Backup on the Web

You can search for files in McAfee Online Backup on the Web. Search lets you find files and folders, no matter what computer or drive they were backed up from.

You must provide at least two characters (letters, numbers or symbols), and you can use the wildcard (*) as long as it's the last character. Search looks for your search term anywhere in the file or folder name, including the file extension. You can see only one set of search results at a time.

Use a Web browser to log in to your account online.
- At https://login.backup.mcafee.com, type your email address and password in the appropriate fields, then click Log In.
Type the search term in the Search box, then click or tap . You must type at least two characters (letters, numbers or symbols), and you can use the wildcard (*) as long as it's the last character.
Choose one of these actions:
- To search a different computer or device, click or tap in the Search box, then under Search choose a device .
- To use one of the last five search terms you used, click or tap in the Search box, then under Recent Search choose a search term.
- To clear text from the Search box, click or tap .
The search results are displayed.
Select any files or folders. For more information, see Choosing Files from McAfee Online Backup on the Web. Unless you're using the Restore Queue, if you leave the search results, any selected files or folders are no longer selected. For more information, see Select Files from Different Folders on the Web.
Choose any of these actions:
- To download immediately, click or tap Download in the Actions pane. The file is downloaded to your computer. Depending on your Web browser, the file is saved or opened on your computer the same as any other file you download from the Internet.
  Note: Selections with a total size more than 512 MB cannot be downloaded this way. For large selections, you must instead click or tap Large Download Options to use a different delivery method. For more information, see Choose Delivery Method from McAfee Online Backup on the Web.
- To choose your delivery method, click or tap Large Download Options in the Actions pane. The Restore Wizard appears. For more information, see Choose Delivery Method from McAfee Online Backup on the Web.