If you're restoring files from a backup that was made on another computer, the files will be restored in a folder under the user name that was used to create the backup.
If the user names are different, you'll need to navigate to the folder where the files are restored.
For example, if your user name was Molly on the computer that the backup was made on but your user name is MollyC on the computer that the backup is being restored on, the restored files will be saved in a folder labelled Molly. Select the Start button, then select Computer. Double-click the Users folder. You will see a folder for each user account. Double-click the folder for the user name that was used to create the backup. The restored files will be in the various folders based on where they were located originally.
After you restore your computer from a system image backup, there may be newer versions of some of your files in a file backup that you want to restore. To restore files from a file backup that was created after the system image backup was created, follow these steps. Choose Select another backup to restore files from. In Backup Period , select the date range of the backup that contains the files that you want to restore, and then follow the steps in the wizard.
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To manually copy your files to a network location or to removable media on a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server , follow these steps:. Open the Users folder, and then open the user folder that contains the files that you want to back up.
To determine the size of all the files in the user folder, select all the folders, right-click those selected folders, and then click Properties. The saved files can be copied to any computer. However, you must have corresponding applications installed on that computer to open those individual files. Not all applications save their files to the user folder. You should make sure that you check other applications and the file system location where the applications save files by default, and then copy those files to the network location or to the removable media.
The next easiest method is to use the Easy Transfer feature in Windows to transfer data to a different computer. This section discusses the following scenarios in which you can use the Easy Transfer feature to back up data to a different computer:. The Windows Easy Transfer feature lets you to back up user account files and settings.
Then you can restore those files and settings to a new computer. To start Windows Easy Transfer, follow these steps:. If you want to move your data from a Windows 7-based computer to a Windows Vista-based computer, use the Windows Vista version of Windows Easy Transfer. To do this, follow these steps:.
Open the support folder, and then open the migwiz folder. Then you can restore those files and settings to the new computer. Click Next. If you are prompted to close programs, make sure that you have saved any open documents, and then click Close all. As a precaution, you can use the Backup and Restore Center feature in Windows 7 and Windows Vista to back up your data.
Note Data that you back up by using the Windows 7 Backup and Restore Center can be restored only on a Windows 7-based operating system.
Note If you are prompted to close programs, make sure that you have saved any open documents and close those programs. Or, click Close Programs. Under Back up or restore your files , click Set up backup. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback?
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