Restoring files and folders in Norton Ghost 12.0

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Restoring files and folders in Norton Ghost 12.0

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Restore files or folders from backup

Select one of the following depending on the you want to restore file or folders:

I want to restore files or folders from file and folders backup

1: Start Norton Ghost 12.0.

2: In the left pane, click Home or Tasks.

3: In the right pane, select Recover My Files.

4: In the left pane, click File and Folder as search method.

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Do one of the following:

In the Find files to recover box, type the whole name or partial name of a file or folder that you want to restore, and then click Search.
For example, type "recipe" to return any file or folder that includes "recipe" in its name, such as "My Recipes.doc," "Recipes.xls," "Recipes for Success.mp3," and so forth.
Click Advanced Search, type your search criteria, and then click Search.

Note

If Norton Ghost cannot find any file to recover, click File menu at the top left corner of the window, and then click Import Backup Destinations. Browse to the folder where the File and Folder backup is located.

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If necessary, select the files that you want to restore from the search results list box. Use one of the following methods:

To select all items	Press Ctrl+A.
To select a group of items that are next to each other	Click the first item in the range, hold down Shift, and then click the last item in the range.
To select multiple items that are not next to each other	Hold down Ctrl, and click the items that you need to restore.

7: Click Recover Files.

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In the Recover Files dialog box, do one of the following:

Click Original folders to have your files restored in the original folder where they existed when they were backed up.
Click Recovered Files folder on the Desktop to have your files restored to a new folder on your Windows desktop. The folder will be named Recovered Files.
Click Alternate folder and specify the path to an alternate location in which to restore the files.

9: Click Recover to restore the files.; If the Confirm File Replace alert appears, click Yes or No depending on your situation.

10: Click OK.

I want to restore files or folders from a recovery point

1: Start Norton Ghost 12.0.

2: In the left pane, click Home or Tasks.

3: In the right pane, Recover My Files .

4: In the left pane, select Recovery Point as the search method.

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If you want to use a different recovery point than the one selected for you in the Recovery Point box, click Change.

Note

If Norton Ghost cannot locate any recovery points, the Select Recovery Point dialog box opens automatically.

6: In the Select Recovery Point dialog box, click View by and select any option to arrange recovery points by date, file name or system.; If the recovery point you want to search for files is not listed, select View all recovery points.

7: In the Find files to recover box, type the whole name or partial name of a file or folder that you want to restore, and then click Search.; For example, type recipe to return any file or folder that includes the word recipe in its name,such as My Recipes.doc, Recipes.xls, Recipes for Success.mp3, and so forth.

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In the Files to restore list, select the files that you want to restore by using one of the following methods:

To select a single file	Click the file once.
To select all items	Press Ctrl+A.
To select a group of items that are next to each other	Click the first item in the range, hold down Shift, and then click the last item in the range.
To select multiple items that are not next to each other	Hold down Ctrl, and click the items that you need to restore.

9: Click Recover Files.

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In the Recover Files dialog box, do one of the following:

Click Original folders to have your files restored in the original folder where they existed when they were backed up.
Click Recovered Files folder on the Desktop to have your files restored to a new folder on your Windows desktop. The folder will be named Recovered Files
Click Alternate folder and specify the path to an alternate location in which to restore the files

11: Click Recover to restore the files.; If the Confirm File Replace alert appears, click Yes or No depending on your situation.

12: Click OK.

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Document ID: 2007041102535062
Last Modified: 03/24/2008
Date Created: 04/10/2007
Product(s): Norton Ghost 12.0