Restoring Files and Folders Using Microsoft Windows Previous Versions Interface

Microsoft Windows Previous Versions enables you to restore individual files or folders that were backed up to cloud storage, directly from your PC. You can restore files to previous versions, or recover deleted files.

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Microsoft Windows Previous Versions is supported in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, as well as Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions, and requires no special software in these editions. It is not supported in Windows Vista Home edition. In earlier versions of Windows, in order to access previous file and folder versions using Microsoft Windows Shadow Copy, you must download and install the Shadow Copy Client from:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb405951.aspx

To restore an individual file or folder to a previous version

View the network share containing the desired file or folder.
See Viewing Network Shares Using Windows File Sharing.
Open the relevant network share, and browse to the desired file or folder.
Right-click on the file or folder and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears.
Click the Previous Versions tab.
The Previous Versions tab is displayed.
In the File Versions list, select the version you want to restore.
Click Restore.
The file is restored to the desired version.

To restore a deleted file

View the network share containing the desired file or folder.
See Viewing Network Shares Using Windows File Sharing.
Open the relevant network share, and browse to the folder that contained the file, prior to the file's deletion.
Right-click on the folder and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears.
Click the Previous Versions tab.
The Previous Versions tab is displayed.
In the File Versions list, locate the deleted file.
Click Restore.
The file is restored.

Restoring Files and Folders Using Microsoft Windows Previous Versions Interface

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