Backup 3.0 Help
Restoring backed-up files without a backup plan
You can restore backed-up files even if the plan that backed up those files no longer exists in Backup. You might need to do this, for example, if you don't have the computer you used to create a backup plan or you accidentally deleted a backup plan.
To restore without a backup plan:
- Choose Plan > Restore From Backup and locate the backup file you want to restore from (or, in the Finder, double-click the backup file containing the items you want to restore).
The backup file may be on a CD or DVD, a hard disk, or in the Backups folder on your iDisk (it depends on the destination chosen when the files were backed up). The backup file may have either the full backup or incremental backup icon.
Backup creates a backup plan for you (you can set up a schedule for it later).
- Select the items you want to restore and click Restore Selection.
- In the dialog that appears, choose whether to restore only files missing from their original locations or all the files in the backup:
- If you deleted files accidentally and want to restore only the missing files, select "Restore missing items."
- To replace existing files with the backed-up files, select "Replace existing items."
To restore the files to another location, select "Restore to an alternate location" before you click Restore Selection, choose where you want the files, and click Open.
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