Windows 10: How do I view backed up folders/files?

I'm struggling to prepare my desktop PC for an extensive overhaul. Having put this excercise off for a year, I'm finally taking the plunge and yesterday, I backed up my Windows 10 Pro 32-bit machine (version 1909) to NAS in preparation.

The backups: First, I carried out an image backup of the relevant PC drive then I did a file backup of the users' personal folders/files. I used Macrium Reflect 7 Home Edition (32-bit) for the backups and it appeared to work well, fairly intuitive too - as far as my limited understanding goes.

The NAS is a QNAP. My issue concerns the Macrium 'File and Folder' backup rather than the image backup. The backed up personal folders/files on the NAS has an '.mrbak' extension. I'd really feel a lot happier if I could actually see the names of the folders/files that have backed up but I can't find a way of viewing the backup. When I try to view the backup on the NAS (FileStation) and select to 'Open' the '.mrbak' file, I get a choice of programs and whatever program I select, the backup begins to download (back to my PC, I imagine?) - and, by the look of it, will take an age. Not what I intended.

Question: Firstly, is there a quick and simple way to see and confirm that the File/Folder backup has indeed backed up all intended files/folders. Secondly, when the time comes, how can I retrieve and restore individually backed up folders and files to my PC when I can't see them? Do I have to use Macrium Reflect to restore backed up folders/files or are there alternatives?

Thanks for your consideration. Please reply in laymans terms wherever possible.

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Setting folder view

Hi. I have folders on my E drive which I like to see in List view. Some of those folders contain sub-folders which I also like to see in List view. When it comes to the actual files, I'd like them shown as Large Icons.

Is such a setup possible? Thank you. (version 1903)

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I think I've solved it. Set top-level folder to Large Icons then go to View/Options/Change... and click Apply to Folders. Then just change the top-level folder back to Details by right-clicking an empty space.

Taking this a step further, is it possible to have different file views in different folders i.e. all the files in Folder A are shown one way while the files in Folder B are shown another?

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Files & Folders View as medium or large Icons

To assist you better, we would suggest that you try to follow the steps below:

• Open File Explorer.
• Once you are viewing a folder, right click an empty space within the File Explorer window and select View from the dialogue menu, then choose Large or any icon you wanted to use. Alternatively, you can use the following shortcut keys on the keyboard to
  change your View settings:

• CTRL + SHIFT + 1 Extra Large
• CTRL + SHIFT + 2 Large icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 3 Medium Icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 4 Small Icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 5 List
• CTRL + SHIFT + 6 Details
• CTRL + SHIFT + 7 Tiles
• CTRL + SHIFT + 8 Content

3. Once you have the view set, you can make it the default view for

every folder.

4. Click Apply, then click OK.

Update us on the result.

 

Change Folder View Layout in Windows 10


"uhm that method does not work. i want to set folder view as List as default instead Details for all folders"
Did you download and run Brink's .bat file in Step 1 ? Lacking that, look at the screens in post 3. In Step 5 'folders of this type' defaults to each of the Windows templates for Pictures, Music, etc. If you want ALL folders to have the same List view, r-click any folder in each of the 5 folders under This PC (Desktop does not apply) and hit 'Customize this folder'. Set to 'Optimize this folder for General Items". Then follow the screen in post 3 using List instead of Details in Step 1 and you should be good to go.