Kaspersky Total Security 2018

Restoring data from a backup copy using Kaspersky Restore Utility

Kaspersky Restore Utility lets you manage backup storage data on a computer where a Kaspersky Lab application, such as Kaspersky Small Office Security or Kaspersky Total Security, is corrupted or has been removed. By default, after installation of the application the utility is located in the Kaspersky Restore Utility folder located in the application setup folder. To use the utility on a computer where a Kaspersky Lab application is not installed or is corrupted, copy the utility to a removable drive.

To start the Restore Utility:

1. Open the removable drive to which you have copied the utility.
2. Run the kasperskylab.pure.restoretool file in the Kaspersky Restore Utility folder.

The Restore Utility main window opens. The window shows the default storage configured in Kaspersky Total Security or Kaspersky Small Office Security. You can manually specify the path to another storage.

To open a backup storage using the Restore Utility:

1. Start the Restore Utility.
2. In the main window of the Restore Utility, click the Select another storage button in the lower right corner.

   The utility automatically detects the path to the Backup storage if it has been created on the local C:\ drive.

3. In the window that opens, click the Browse button and specify the path to the Backup storage.
4. Click the Select storage button.

To restore data from a backup copy:

1. Start the Restore Utility.
2. Do the following in the main window of the Restore Utility:
   1. In the Backup task drop-down list, select the task that resulted in the creation of the backup copies you need.
   2. In the Backup date / time drop-down list, select the date and time when the relevant backup copies were created.
3. Select the files you need restored. To do so, select check boxes next to the relevant folders in the list.

   Use the button to the right of the Search field to switch between a folder tree and a list of files.

4. Click the Restore selected data button.

   The Select where to place restored files window opens.

5. In the window that opens, select the location for saving restored files.
   • Original folder. Select this option to restore data to the original folder.
   • Specified folder. Select this option to select the folder to which data should be restored. To select the folder to which data should be restored, click the Browse button.
6. In the If file names conflict drop-down list, select an action to be performed by the application when the destination folder for the file being restored already contains a file with the same name:
   • prompt for action – when files name match, the application prompts you to choose one of the options: replace the file with the backup copy, save both files, or do not restore the file.
   • replace file with backup copy – Kaspersky Total Security deletes the existing file and replaces it with the file restored from the backup copy.
   • save both files – Kaspersky Total Security leaves the existing file unchanged and saves the file restored from the backup copy under a new name in the same folder.
   • do not restore this file – Kaspersky Total Security leaves the existing file unchanged and does not restore the file of the same name from the backup copy.
7. Click the Restore button.

   The Restore files window opens. The window shows the progress of file recovery from backup copies. You can stop the recovery process using the Stop button.

   The required backup copies of the selected files are restored.