Finding And Restoring Files And Folders Using Windows Explorer; Finding And Restoring Files And Folders Using The Replica Browser; Launching The Replica Browser; Restoring Your Data Using The Replica Browser - Seagate Replica USB 2.0 250GB User Manual

Finding and Restoring Files and Folders using Windows Explorer

If the file or folder you are interested in is located on your computer, you can use Windows Explorer to restore older versions of it.
Follow these steps:
1. Navigate to the file on your computer using Windows Explorer.
2. Right-click on the source file.
3. One of the options is Seagate Replica, which has a cascading menu.
• Browse in Seagate Replica opens a Replica browser session on the Replica at the location of the backup file. See "Finding and
Restoring Files and Folders using the Replica Browser" for details.
• The other menu choices show which backup versions are available. The backup version is opened with the application associated
with the original file. You can then save the file to your hard disk. If the original file is not associated with an application, you are
prompted about what action should be taken.

Finding and Restoring Files and Folders using the Replica Browser

Using the Replica browser to restore files and folders is as simple as using Windows Explorer.
To distinguish it from Windows Explorer, the Replica browser places a watermark of the Replica logo in the folder window.
This alerts you to the fact that you are browsing your backup files, rather than your active source files.

Launching the Replica Browser

You can launch the Replica browser in any of the following ways:
From Windows Explorer:
1. Right-click on a file on your computer in Windows Explorer.
2. Select Seagate Replica. This opens a cascading menu.
3. Select Browse in Seagate Replica. This opens the Replica browser at the location of the backed up file.
From the system tray:
Double-click the Replica icon in the system tray, highlighted here. This opens the Replica
browser. You can also right-click the Replica icon in the system tray and click Open to
launch the Replica browser. Both methods accomplish the same result.
From the desktop Computer icon:
Double-click the Computer icon, then double-click the Seagate Replica icon. This
opens the Replica browser.
Note: If your Replica backup is password protected, you are prompted to enter the
name of your PC and the associated password. This ensures that only you can access
your Replica backups.

Restoring your Data using the Replica Browser

The Replica browser lets you navigate your Replica backup just as you navigate your hard disk or other external storage devices using
Windows Explorer. Once you have launched the Replica browser (see "Launching the Replica Browser"), you will find that Replica's
folder structure exactly mirrors the folder structure of your computer.
For example, if a file is in the Documents folder on your computer, its backup file is in the Documents folder inside the Replica browser.
Note: Remember that a file displayed in the Replica window may represent more than one file version. Double-click on a file name to
display all the backup versions of that file. Deleted files are displayed with dimmed icons inside the Replica browser.
Once you have located a file or folder that you want to recover using Replica, there are several ways to proceed:
1. You can drag and drop the backed up item onto your desktop or to another location on your hard disk. The restored file has a time-
stamp appended to its name.
2. You can use the Windows Copy command (Edit->Copy or <Ctrl>-C) to copy the item to the clipboard and then use the Windows
Paste command (Edit->Pasteor <Ctrl>-V) to paste it elsewhere on your computer.
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Double-click the icon to launch browser, or
right-click and then click Open
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