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Restoring Files (Mac 1x)

You can restore files and folders through the Carbonite System Preferences pane.

Open your System Preferences from the Apple icon in your menu bar.

macOS Apple icon: System Preferences

Select Carbonite.

macOS System Preferences: Carbonite

Click the Restore tab.

Carbonite Mac 1.x Restore Tab

Browse to the file you wish to restore. Once located, click the file to select it.

Carbonite Mac 1.x Client: Selected file
Grayed out files that appear here are not backed up.

Choosing a Restore Location

Carbonite Mac 1.x Client: Restore files to Original location on disk

Restore files to: Allows you to choose the location to which your data will be restored:

  • Original Location on Disk: Restores to original location.
  • Desktop Folder: Creates a desktop folder called Carbonite Restored Files and restores to it.
  • Other Location...: Manually select a custom restore location.

Make your selection and click Restore Selected Item(s).

Click the button on the right to restore the file to the specified location. If a file with the same name already exists at that location, it will be overwritten.

If you wish to choose a different restore location, click one of the other buttons.

Carbonite Mac 1.x Client: Restore to Original

Now just sit back and relax while your files are restored to your computer.

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