Symantec GHOST 14, Manual

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Norton Ghost includes a search tool to help you locate the files that you want to
recover.
To recover files and folders by using file and folder backup data
1
On the Home or Tasks page, click Recover My Files.
2
In the left pane of the Recover My Files window, select File and Folder as the
search method.
3
Do one of the following:
■
In the Find files to recover search 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, for example My Recipes.doc, Recipes.xls, Recipes for
Success.mp3, and so forth.
■
Click Advanced Search, type your search criteria, and then click Search.
To return to the standard search text box, click Basic search.
4 In the search results list box, select the files that you want to restore by using
one of the following methods:
Click the file once. To select a single file
Press Ctrl+A. To select all files
Click the top file, press and hold Shift, and
then click the last file in the group.
To select a group of files that are next to
each other
Press and hold Ctrl while you select the
files that you want.
To select a group of files that are not next
to each other
5
Click Recover Files.
6 In the Recover My Files dialog box, do one of the following:
■
Click Original folders to restore your files to the same folder where they
existed when they were backed up.
If you want to replace the original files, check Overwrite existing files. If
you do not check this option, a number is added to the file name The
original file is untouched.
Caution: The Overwrite existing files option replaces your original files
(or the files of the same names that are currently stored at that location)
with the files that you are restoring.
Recovering files, folders, or entire drives
Recovering files and folders by using file and folder backup data
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