Windows 10: Backup and restore executable file name and location

Hi,Norton secure vpn blocks windows back and restore process. I could add the .exe to norton in split tunnel so that it is allowed to run but I have no idea what the name of the backup .exe is called.Anybody have any ideas on this?ThanksBob

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Having trouble restoring from a windows 10 backup to a new computer

Hi Tim,

You can restore files from a backup from another computer by following the steps below:

• Select the Start button, then select Control Panel >
  System and Maintenance > Backup and Restore.
  
• Choose Select another backup to restore files from, and then follow the steps in the wizard. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

This files will be restored in a folder having the "Username" of the one who created the file. To find the restored files:

• Select the Start button, then select Computer.
• Double-click the icon of the drive that the files are saved on, for example
  C:\.
• Double-click the Users folder. You will see a folder for each user account.
• Double-click the folder for the user name that was used to create the backup. The restored files will be in the various folders based on where they were located originally.

After performing the steps, kindly share with us the result.

 

Backup files

Hello,

Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

When you create a backup using Windows Backup, you should use the Restore Files wizard to restore the files. If you can't use the Restore Files wizard (for example, when you're using a computer that’s not running the current operating syatem) you can manually
extract files from a backup by following these steps:

• Open the location where your backup is saved.
  
  Note: The files in your backup are saved as zip files.
• Right-click the backup file (a file with the Windows Backup icon and the name of your computer), and then click
  Open.

To manually extract files that are larger than 200 MBs



If a file is larger than 200 MBs, it will be split into multiple zip files. You will need to extract and then combine these files following these steps:

• Open the location where your backup is saved.
• Find the zip files that contain the file you want to extract. For example, if you're trying to extract a video file named
  My video, you would find the zip files that contain files with that name.
  
• Create a folder on your desktop to extract the files to.

Since the files all have the same name, you'll need to rename them as you extract them.

• Extract the first file into the folder you created on your desktop and then rename the file.
  

Repeat the below steps until you have extracted all of the files, making sure that you name them similarly. For example, if you have four files for the
My video video, name them My video1, My video2,
My video3, and My video4.

• Open the Command Prompt window by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type
  Command Prompt, and then, in the list of results, click
  Command Prompt.
• Type the following command: copy /b filename*.file_extension new_filename.file_extension
  
  For example, copy /b My video*.avi
  My videoAll.avi

Hope the above information is helpful. If you need further information, feel free to write to us and we woudl be happy to help you.

Thank you.

 

Where does Win 10 place the files during a "save files and restore" function

Hi Tony,



If you're restoring files from a backup that was made on another computer, the files will be restored in a folder under the user name that was used to create the backup. If the user names are different, you'll need to navigate to the folder where
the files are restored. For example, if your user name was Molly on the computer that the backup was made on but your user name is
MollyC on the computer that the backup is being restored on, the restored files will be saved in a folder labelled
Molly.
You can find the restored files by following these steps.

• Select the Start button, then select Computer.
  
• Double-click the icon of the drive that the files are saved on, for example
  C:\.
• Double-click the Users folder. You will see a folder for each user account.
• Double-click the folder for the user name that was used to create the backup. The restored files will be in the various folders based on where they were located originally.
  

Restore files from a file backup after restoring your computer from a system image backup

After you restore your computer from a system image backup, there may be newer versions of some of your files in a file backup that you want to restore.

To restore files from a file backup that was created after the system image backup was created, follow these steps.

• Select the Start button, then select Control Panel
  > System and Maintenance >Backup and Restore.
  
• Choose Select another backup to restore files from.
  
  If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  
• In Backup Period, select the date range of the backup that contains the files that you want to restore, and then follow the steps in the wizard.

Hope this helps...