Seagate Mirra Personal Server Installation Guide (Windows) - Page 5

Restoring your Deleted or Overwritten Files

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Restoring your Deleted or Overwritten Files Undeleting files and folders If you want to recover a file or folder you've deleted from your computer, you can use the Mirra to undelete it and restore it to its original location on your computer. On the Backup & Restore screen, backed up files and folders that have been deleted from your computer are displayed with a line through them (Figure 8). Restoring a previous version of a file Your Mirra automatically saves up to eight versions of each backed up file. You can restore any version to its original location on your computer. Step 1: On the Backup & Restore screen, double-click the file to be restored. The history for the file, including previously saved versions, is displayed (Figure 9). Figure 8 Step 1: Select the file or folder you wish to undelete. Step 2: On the Restore Tasks menu, click Undelete file (or Undelete folder). The deleted file or folder is automatically restored to its original location on your computer. Figure 9 Step 2: Select the version of the file you want to restore. Step 3: On the Version Tasks menu, click Restore selected version. The file is automatically restored to its original location on your computer. Restore 5

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Restore
Undeleting files and folders
If you want to recover a file or folder you’ve deleted from
your computer, you can use the Mirra to undelete it and
restore it to its original location on your computer.
On the
Backup & Restore
screen, backed up files and
folders that have been deleted from your computer are
displayed with a line through them (Figure 8).
Figure 8
Step 1:
Select the file or folder you wish to undelete.
Step 2:
On the
Restore Tasks
menu, click
Undelete
file
(or
Undelete folder
). The deleted file or folder
is automatically restored to its original location on
your computer.
Restoring a previous version of a file
Your Mirra automatically saves up to eight versions of
each backed up file. You can restore any version to its
original location on your computer.
Step 1:
On the
Backup & Restore
screen, double-click
the file to be restored. The history for the file, including
previously saved versions, is displayed (Figure 9).
Figure 9
Step 2:
Select the version of the file you want to restore.
Step 3:
On the
Version Tasks
menu, click
Restore
selected version
. The file is automatically restored to
its original location on your computer.
Restoring your Deleted or Overwritten Files