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Restore Previous File Versions in DFS (Matthew)

Restore Previous File Versions in DFS (Matthew)

Jul 26, 2023

Files saved in a departmental share are backed up 5 times daily for up to two weeks.  You have access to this backup to recover files that have been deleted or overwritten.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Right-click within the folder where your document is/was.

  2. Select Properties

  3. Click on the Previous Versions tab

  4. Select the date and time you’d like to view

  5. Select Open

    1. A New Window will open

  6. In this new window locate the file or folder you you want to restore. 

  7. Right-click and Select Copy

  8. Close the Restore Window

  9. Find a location for your restored file in your current Documents folder

  10. Right-click and Select Paste.

 

Previous Versions works on the department shares.

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