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Pausing a Restore

  • This article is for Windows only

You can pause your Carbonite restore through the Restore Manager screen.

If you do not already have the Restore Manager open, right-click the Carbonite icon in your Windows Notification area and select View Restore Status.

Please avoid restarting your computer as it may stop the Carbonite restore. If the restore does stop: open Carbonite, click Get my files back, and click Get all of my files. Then restart the restore (starting from step 2) to the same location and Carbonite will skip over the already restored files.
Right-click the Carbonite Icon
If you do not see the icon, click the show hidden icons button ( < ) next to your Windows notification area to view hidden icons. In Windows 7, click the Show hidden icons button ( ^ ) next to your Windows notification area, to see the Carbonite icon. If you are running Windows 8 and are not viewing the desktop, please press the Windows Key + D on your keyboard to view the desktop.

You will see the Restore Manager displayed with the progress of your restore. Locate and click the Pause link.

Carbonite Windows Client: Pause

A pop-up notification will appear with the option of pausing your restore for 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 8 hours, and 1 day. After making your selection, click Pause.

Carbonite Windows Client: Pause getting files back for (30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 8 hours, 1 day)

A notification from the Carbonite application will indicate how long the restore has been paused for. As long as your computer remains on, your restore will automatically resume once the time has elapsed.

Carbonite Windows Client: Paused - getting files back will resume in # minutes

You can also resume your restore by clicking Resume now or Resume.

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