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Memeo Premium/Instant - Restoring Your Backup Plan

Instructions for restoring data using Memeo Instant Backup and Backup Premium.
Click to see instructions for Memeo Backup Premium.
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To restore your Backup Plan in Memeo Backup Premium:

  1. Launch Memeo Backup Premium.
    Double-click Seagate Dashboard, located on your desktop. When the Seagate Dashboard Command Panel opens, select Premium Backup.
  2. Selected the Backup Plan you wish to restore and click View and Restore. If you do not see the View and Restore option, you may need to reactivate the backup plan. To reactivate the backup plan, go to the Actions menu and choose Reactivate Backup Plan. You will then need to browse and find your backup folder on the external drive.

  3. The Restore window opens.
  4. Click on the Plus (+) icons to expand folder structures.
  5. Check the folders you wish to restore.
  6. Under "Restore files to" on the left, select the desired destination to restore.
    This could be your desktop, the original location, or a new folder from the drop-down menu.
  7. Click Restore. At this point, selected files/folders are restored to your computer's desktop. This may take awhile depending on the amount of files selected for restoration.

  8. When finished, the RESTORE COMPLETE window opens, notifying you that the selected files have been restored with a link to your system's desktop folder. Click Exit to close this screen.
  9. Close all open Memeo Backup and Seagate Dashboard windows and popups to finish.

To restore your Backup Plan in Memeo Instant Backup:

  1. Launch Memeo Instant Backup.
    Double-click Seagate Dashboard, located on your desktop. When the Seagate Dashboard Command Panel opens, select Instant Backup.
  2. Select the Restore button located at the bottom right of the window. If you do not see the View and Restore option, you may need to reactivate the backup plan. To reactivate the backup plan, go to the Actions menu and choose Reactivate Backup Plan. You will then need to browse and find your backup folder on the external drive.

  3. The Restore window opens. Select the backup to restore from the list provided, and press Next.

  4. Select the options to restore the latest backup to there original location using the "Yes and No" radial buttons at the top, then press Restore.

  5. When finished, the RESTORE COMPLETE window opens, notifying you that the selected files have been restored with a link to your system's desktop folder.
  6. Click Exit to close this screen.
  7. Close all open Memeo Instant Backup and Seagate Dashboard windows and popups to finish.
    Note: For more information on Memeo Backup features, visit www.memeo.com.