Restoring Backed-Up Data

If some unforeseen disaster should occur, you need to restore your data from the backups. As with backing up, you can either use a Wizard or restore by hand.

Using the Restore Wizard

Backup has another Wizard that takes you step-by-step through the process of restoring previously backed-up data. You start this Wizard using either of the following methods:

  • In the startup Microsoft Backup dialog box, activate Restore backed up files and click OK.
  • In the Microsoft Backup window, select Tools | Restore Wizard.

In the first of the Wizard's dialog boxes, use the Restore from list to select the source of the backup job and then click Next >.

The Wizard then displays a list of the backups found on the media. Activate the check ...

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