Restoring All Your Files

This section explains how to quickly and easily restore all your files in the event of a hard disk failure. This procedure can also be used to transfer all your files to a new computer.

Before you can restore your files after a hard disk failure, you must first prepare your hard disk and reinstall Windows. Then follow these steps:

For Windows 9x

  1. Install and configure Backup Exec. See Installing Backup Exec.
  2. Collect the media containing your most recent All Selected Files and your New and Changed Files backups. Which backup sets you'll need to restore depends on your backup strategy.

    If you performed:

    All Selected Files only -- restore only your most recent backup set.

    All Selected Files and Differential New and Changed Files -- restore your All Selected Files backup first, then restore the most recent Differential backup set.

    All Selected Files and Incremental New and Changed Files -- restore your All Selected Files backup first, then restore each of the Incremental backups sets in order, starting with the oldest.

  3. Restore the All Selected Files backup set. Make the following option selections on the Restore window:

    What to Restore -- Click Device view, then select each local drive.

    Where to Restore -- Choose Original Locations.

    How to Restore -- Choose Always replace.

  4. Click Start.
  5. If you used the Back up Windows Registry... option and backed up the registry, a prompt will appear asking if you would like to restore the Windows Registry. See Advanced Tab for information on this option.

    If your system's hardware configuration and system settings have not changed since the last backup of the registry, click Yes to restore the Windows Registry.

    The entire registry will be restored along with all selected local drives.

    Or,

    If your system's hardware configuration has changed, (i.e. you've added a new drive or changed the IRQ settings on a card) click No when prompted to restore the hardware and system settings in the registry. Only those portions of the registry containing your software settings and configuration will be restored along with all selected local drives.

  6. When the restore is complete, you are prompted to reboot your computer. Click Yes to reboot (recommended).
  7. Restore any New and Changed Files backup sets using step 3 and 4.

For Windows NT

  1. Install and configure Backup Exec. See Installing Backup Exec.
  2. Collect the media containing your most recent All Selected Files and your New and Changed Files backups. Which backup sets you'll need to restore depends on your backup strategy.

    If you performed:

    All Selected Files only -- restore only your most recent backup set.

    All Selected Files and Differential New and Changed Files -- restore your All Selected Files backup first, then restore the most recent Differential backup set.

    All Selected Files and Incremental New and Changed Files -- restore your All Selected Files backup first, then restore each of the Incremental backups sets in order, starting with the oldest.

  3. Restore the All Selected Files backup set. Make the following option selections on the Restore window:

    What to Restore -- Click Device view, then select each local drive.

    Where to Restore -- Choose Original Locations.

    How to Restore -- Choose Always replace.

    If your system's hardware configuration and system settings have not changed since the last backup of the registry, click Options in the Restore window and select Restore Windows Registry from the Advanced tab. For more information on the Advanced tab, see Advanced Tab.

    The entire registry will be restored along with all selected local drives.

    Or,

    If your system's hardware configuration has changed, (i.e. you've added a new drive or changed the IRQ settings on a card) make sure the Restore Windows Registry checkbox is not selected. Only files selected from your local drives will be restored.

  4. Click Start.
  5. When the restore is complete, you are prompted to reboot your computer. Click Yes to reboot (recommended).
  6. Restore any New and Changed Files backup sets using step 3 and 4.

Restoring Bindery Files

If you backed up files on your SYS volume or Novell Server and checked the Back up NetWare Bindery... option, you can restore your bindery files. See Advanced Tab for more information on this option.

 
  To restore your bindery files:

  1. Click the Restore tab.

    The Restore window appears.

  2. In the selection panes, select any file(s) on the SYS volume.
  3. When prompted whether or not to restore the bindery, click Yes.