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| Thread ID: 86218 | 2008-01-08 21:22:00 | Backup file - how to view? | Greg (193) | Press F1 |
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| 628466 | 2008-01-08 21:22:00 | I've got an old My Documents backup which I want to recover some data from. But I don't want to overwrite my existing My Documents. So: A) is it possible to read the file without restoring it? Or B) can it be restored to somewhere else so again it won't overwrite my existing My Docs? The file is pretty large - nearly 1 gig. It's a Windows backup file - .bkf Thanks. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 628467 | 2008-01-08 21:35:00 | I do not believe you will be able to read the file. You will have the option to restore elsewhere. Note that not all *.bkf files are equal in that the file format has changed over time. They are not always backward compatible. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 628468 | 2008-01-08 21:59:00 | Thx. This backup was made on WinXP Pro SP1, the same opsys I'm still using. If I can restore to another partition that'd be great, but I'm a bit nervous to try without knowing for sure. | Greg (193) | ||
| 628469 | 2008-01-08 22:30:00 | I've got an old My Documents backup which I want to recover some data from. But I don't want to overwrite my existing My Documents. So: A) is it possible to read the file without restoring it? Nope B) can it be restored to somewhere else so again it won't overwrite my existing My Docs? Yep, if you use the “Restore Wizard”, make sure you click on the “Advanced” button before you click on the "Finish" button, & you will be able to tell it where to restore the files or file to. Hope this helps :) |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 628470 | 2008-01-08 22:37:00 | And next time, don't use Windows backup... | Erayd (23) | ||
| 628471 | 2008-01-08 22:51:00 | And next time, don't use Windows backup... :lol: :lol: :thumbs: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 628472 | 2008-01-09 00:29:00 | And next time, don't use Windows backup...Can't understand why not? | Greg (193) | ||
| 628473 | 2008-01-09 00:31:00 | Yep, if you use the “Restore Wizard”, make sure you click on the “Advanced” button before you click on the "Finish" button, & you will be able to tell it where to restore the files or file to. Thanks Stew - I'll risk it. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 628474 | 2008-01-09 00:31:00 | Can't understand why not? Refer back to the original question... |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 628475 | 2008-01-09 00:36:00 | And next time, don't use Windows backup... What’s wrong with Windows backup??? :confused: I have been using Windows backup for years now backing up my data & have had no problems with it at all. (I have also restored a bit of data from it as well, with no problems either) |
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