Searching for desktop files and folders to restore

Use the Search feature to locate the files and folders that you want to restore.

To search for desktop files and folders to restore

  1. In the Tasks bar, under Views, click Restore.

  2. In the Tasks bar, under Tasks, click Search for files to restore.

  3. Select the appropriate options as follows, and then click OK:

    Search for file names with this text in the file name

    Type all or part of the file name or folder you want to find.

    Modified

    Select this option to search for files that were modified during a specific time frame. Then specify the time frame.

    Today

    Select this option to search for files that were modified on the current calendar day.

    Within the past week

    Select this option to search for files that were modified in the last calendar week.

    Between

    Select this option to search between calendar dates.

    Of the following type

    Select this check box to select a file type from the list provided.

    Of the following size

    Select this check box and then enter information as follows:

    • Select from equal to, at least or at most in the first drop-down menu

    • Type a file size.

    • Select KB, MB, or GB.