User manual FARSTONE RESTOREIT 7

RestoreIT® Personal Edition Version 7 User's Guide Copyright Notice Copyright© 2005 FarStone Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the expressed written permission of FarStone Technology, Inc. FarStone grants you the right to use one copy of the enclosed software program ("SOFTWARE") on a single computer. If the SOFTWARE is installed on a network, or more than one user can run the SOFTWARE at the same time, you must purchase an additional license for each additional user or computer. Trademarks · · · · RestoreIT® Pro and RestoreIT® Network are registered trademarks of FarStone Technology, Inc. Microsoft®, Windows® and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 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All rights reserved. http://www.farstone.com/home/ensite/support/support.shtml -2- Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................- 6 1-1 INTRODUCTION TO RESTOREIT....................................................................................................................................... - 6 1-2 FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................................... - 6 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................................................- 9 2-1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. - 9 2-2 PRE-INSTALLATION CHECK.............................................................................................................................................. - 9 2-3 INSTALLING RESTOREIT .................................................................................................................................................. - 9 2-4 MULTIBOOTING WINDOWS............................................................................................................................................ - 11 CHAPTER 3 RESTOREIT................................................................................................................................................. - 13 MANAGER IN WINDOWS.............................................................................................................................................. - 13 3-1 LAUNCHING RESTOREIT IN WINDOWS......................................................................................................................... - 13 3-2 USING RESTOREIT QUICK START................................................................................................................................. - 13 3-2.1 Quick Backup..................................................................................................................................................... - 14 3-2.2 Quick Restore .................................................................................................................................................... - 14 3-2.3 File Level Restore............................................................................................................................................. - 15 3-3 SYSTEM RESTORE........................................................................................................................................................... - 15 3-3.1 Restoring to an Incremental Backup Point............................................................................................. - 15 3-3.2 Restoring from a Complete Backup Point............................................................................................... - 16 3-4 SYSTEM BACKUP............................................................................................................................................................. - 17 3-4.2 Creating an Incremental Backup Point .................................................................................................... - 17 3-4.2 Creating a Complete Backup Point............................................................................................................ - 17 3-5 MANAGING BACKUP POINTS.......................................................................................................................................... - 18 3-5.1 Introduction to Various Backup Points..................................................................................................... - 18 3-5.2 Viewing Backup Point Properties................................................................................................................ - 18 3-5.3 Deleting a Backup Point ................................................................................................................................ - 19 3-5.4 Locking and Unlocking a Complete Backup Point ................................................................................ - 20 3-5.5 Renaming a Backup Point ............................................................................................................................. - 20 3-5.6 Exporting an Internal Complete Backup Point as an External Backup Point............................. - 20 3-6 FILE LEVEL BACKUP AND RESTORE............................................................................................................................... - 20 3-6.1 How to Restore a Specific File..................................................................................................................... - 20 3-6.2 How to back up Specific Files or Folders................................................................................................. - 21 3-7 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS OF RESTOREIT........................................................................................................................ - 21 3-7.2 Creating and Using a Rescue Disc............................................................................................................. - 21 - Functions of RestoreIT Rescue Disc ......................................................................................................................................- 21 Creating a RestoreIT Rescue Disc ..........................................................................................................................................- 21 How to Use Your RestoreIT Rescue Disc..............................................................................................................................- 22 General Settings ...........................................................................................................................................................................- 23 RestoreIT Scheduler....................................................................................................................................................................- 24 File Backup Settings....................................................................................................................................................................- 25 - 3-8 RESTOREIT SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................... - 22 - 3-9 UPDATING YOUR PRODUCT............................................................................................................................................ - 27 3-10 GETTING ASSISTANCE.................................................................................................................................................. - 27 3-11 EXITING THE RESTOREIT MANAGER .......................................................................................................................... - 27 CHAPTER 4 RESTOREIT MANAGER IN PRE-OS MODE ................................................................................ - 29 4-1 LAUNCHING THE RESTOREIT PRE-OS MANAGER........................................................................................................ - 29 4-2 QUICKLY RESTORE YOUR SYSTEM IN PRE-OS MODE................................................................................................. - 29 4-3 RESTOREIT MANAGER IN PRE-OS MODE.................................................................................................................... - 29 - Incremental Backup Points....................................................................................................................................... - 30 Complete Backup Points............................................................................................................................................ - 30 RestoreIT Settings ....................................................................................................................................................... - 31 Uninstalling RestoreIT ................................................................................................................................................ - 32 Exiting RestoreIT.......................................................................................................................................................... - 32 CHAPTER 5 REMOVING RESTOREIT....................................................................................................................... - 34 5-1 REMOVING RESTOREIT.................................................................................................................................................. - 34 CHAPTER 6 FAQ .................................................................................................................................................................. - 36 CHAPTER 7 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ................................................................................................. - 44 - -4- Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Instantly recover from system crashes, virus attacks or accidental data deletion. Chapter 1 1-1 Introduction to RestoreIT RestoreIT is an innovative real-time system restoration utility. Once installed, RestoreIT continually monitors and keeps a complete record of all activities on the hard drive. RestoreIT lets you recover lost data after a system crash, virus attack, faulty software installation, accidental file deletion or unintentional formatting of the hard drive. In merely a few minutes, if not seconds, all of the contents of your hard drive can be restored back to a point in time when your computer was functioning properly. RestoreIT is different from general-purpose backup software. RestoreIT uses a unique real-time incremental backup technology, taking up only 5 to 10 percent of the hard drive space. RestoreIT can be set to automatically back up your computer hourly, daily, or at each system startup. 1-2 Features · File Level Restore RestoreIT allows you to back up and restore previous versions of a specific file after it has been deleted, changed or overwritten, without having to restore the entire system to an earlier period of time. · 100% protection RestoreIT allows you to instantly recover from accidental disk formatting, file deletion, virus attacks or system crash. RestoreIT offers complete system protection, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. · Kills Viruses, Rescues Files Feel free to download files and open e-mail attachments without having to worry about virus attacks. Infected or damaged files can be rescued in seconds. · Only a Fraction of Disk Space Used RestoreIT uses a unique real-time incremental backup technology, taking up only 5 to 10 percent of the hard drive space. · Password Protection Using RestoreIT, you can lock your system at the DOS level. No unauthorized person can use your computer. · Personalized and Secure Complete Backup Point RestoreIT allows you to name a Backup Point and lock it to prevent accidental removal. · Complete Backup Point RestoreIT stores a permanent copy of your hard drive, so even after years of use, you can restore your system back to the day you first installed RestoreIT. · Easy to Use A clear and friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) makes RestoreIT easy to use. Even a novice can easily restore a computer back to working order without having to call technical support. · Intelligent Data Integrity Checking RestoreIT checks the integrity of the data in the latest Incremental Backup Point and marks it as "ambiguous" if any inconsistencies are found. · Unlimited Backup Points RestoreIT can set up numerous Incremental Backup Points, limited only by the hard drive space available. -7- Chapter 2 Installation -8- Installation 2-1 System Requirements To use RestoreIT, your computer must have one of the following Windows operating systems: Windows 2000 Professional Workstation with Service Pack 4 or higher Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Media Center Edition Your computer must also meet the following minimum system requirements. Intel Pentium processor at 133 MHz 256 MB of RAM 20 MB for the program and 5 to 10% of the total hard drive space (at least 400 MB) for backup activities Internet Explorer 4 or higher CD/DVD recorder (optional) 2-2 Pre-Installation Check Before installing RestoreIT, please do the following: 1.Disable any antivirus programs during the installation, including protection at the BIOS level. 2.Close all other applications before installing. 3.Have the RestoreIT serial number handy (located in the software package). 4. Log on with the administrator or an authorized user account. 5. For optimal performance you should also do the following: Uninstall any previous version of RestoreIT, if it is installed. Uninstall Norton SystemWorks or Norton Utilities if either is installed. You can reinstall this software after RestoreIT has been installed successfully. Uninstall other data backup/protection software, such as Goback, Recovery Genius, TrueImage, Acronis Disk Editor, PC Angel, etc. Run Windows Checkdisk to check for hard drive errors and ensure disk integrity. Run Windows Disk Defragmenter to combine the free space on your hard drive and repair fragmented files. 2-3 Installing RestoreIT 1. Insert the RestoreIT CD-ROM disc. The Setup program should start automatically. If it does not, run the SETUP.EXE file directly from the CD. 2. Select Pre Installation Checkup and click Next. If you have performed the Pre Installation Checkup manually, please select Install RestoreIT and skip to step 6. Chapter 2 3. Click on any of the following options to ensure a successful RestoreIT installation of RestoreIT: Check all volumes for errors Runs the Windows Check Disk command to check for errors on all partitions of your hard drive (requires system restart). Defragment files on the volumes Launches Windows Disk Defragmenter, to defragment files and folders on your local volumes and increase system performance. This also will help ensure RestoreIT is installed successfully. Create a rescue disc In cases where RestoreIT cannot start properly, you can use a RestoreIT Rescue Disc to boot and restore your system. Create a rescue CD/DVD image file In cases where RestoreIT cannot start properly, you can use a rescue CD/DVD to boot and restore the system. This function will create an image of a rescue CD/DVD and store it on your hard drive. You can use any burning software to make this image into a rescue bootable CD/DVD. Note: Some operations may require you to restart your computer. After restarting, you will need to launch the RestoreIT Setup program. 4. Click Next to continue. RestoreIT will check your hard drive structure and generate a report to you regarding the availability of your system. 5. Click OK to continue the installation. 6. When the RestoreIT install screen appears, select Continue to go to the next step. 7. When the License Agreement screen appears, select I Accept to continue. 8. Enter your serial number. Select Continue to proceed. Note: If you do not enter a serial number, RestoreIT will install a trial version that has limitations on time and functions on your computer. 9. Select an install type, Typical Install (Recommend) or Customized Install., and then select Continue to start installation. Note: Typical Install will apply default settings in the following steps to install RestoreIT on your computer. We recommend that normal users choose Typical Install. Customized Install allows manual settings and is for advanced users. RestoreIT will be installed in the path displayed. You can choose anther location to install RestoreIT, or leave it as default. 10. Click Continue and RestoreIT will be automatically installed to the destination folder. Note: Typical Install will skip the next step. 11. Select the partition where RestoreIT can create an internal RestoreIT Partition to save the backup data. For the best results, choose the extended partition. The installation program will check the partition size to determine if there is enough space, and give a recommended size for the RestoreIT Partition (at least 400 MB is required). You can also manually assign the size for both the RestoreIT partition and the file backup space. Note: 1. The internal RestoreIT Partition is used to store the Pre-OS Mode program, Incremental Backup Points, Complete Backup Points and File Backup Records. Except for the Complete Backup Point, the total space needed by the other files is at least 400 MB. 2. The RestoreIT Partition can only be created on your primary/bootable hard drive, if multiple hard drives are present. The RestoreIT Partition cannot be resized after it is created. For better performance, we recommend that you allocate 10% of your total hard drive space for the RestoreIT Partition. If a Complete Backup Point is to be stored in the RestoreIT Partition, you must add the space needed for the Complete Backup Point when assigning the RestoreIT Partition size. 12. Click OK and you will be prompted to restart your computer. Please eject the RestoreIT Rescue Disc and select Restart to complete the installation. RestoreIT will reboot the computer and initialize your initial Backup Point. After the system restarts, RestoreIT will begin an initialization procedure. Note: If the installation program detects multiple installations of Windows, you will receive a message stating RestoreIT has detected multiple Operating Systems. To ensure full protection, please install RestoreIT on each installed Operating System. For further assistance, please contact FarStone technical support. 2-4 Multibooting Windows RestoreIT supports multibooting for Windows2000/XP. To ensure full protection for your computer, we recommend that you install RestoreIT on each installed Operating System. The installation process is the same as described in 2-8. The only difference is in step 9. The installation program will prompt A previous RestoreIT exists. Should I use it? Click Yes to continue installation. Clicfk No to cancel the installation process. Note: RestoreIT does not support System Commander. Chapter 3 The RestoreIT Manager in Windows RestoreIT Manager in Windows 3-1 Launching RestoreIT in Windows To launch RestoreIT in Windows, Select Start on the Windows taskbar, then All Programs RestoreIT RestoreIT. You can also double-click the RestoreIT icon double-click the RestoreIT icon in the system tray by your clock. The figure below shows the RestoreIT main interface within Windows. on the desktop or Chapter 3 3-2 RestoreIT Start After launching the program, you will see the RestoreIT Quick Start page. From the Backup Status, you can see if the Incremental Bakcup and File-Level Backup are enabled and quickly change their status. Click the enable/disable link to change their status. You can also view the time when you create the latest backup point and/or perform a restoration. From the Space Meter, you can view space usage of the RestoreIT partition. From the Backup Statistics, you can view the number of Incremental Backup Points, Complete Backup Points and File-Level backups. If you have any questions on using RestoreIT Pro, you can view the Online Help file of a flash tutorial (Quick Tour) from the I need help section. From the I want to perform ... section, RestoreIT allows you to use some frequently used functions like Quick Backup, Quick Restore and File-Level Restore. 3-2.1 Performing a Quick Task From the I want to perform ... section, pick a quick task to perform. The following chapters are detailed descriptions on how to perform quick takes. Quick Back The Quick Backup option is used for creating a new Incremental Backup Point (for a definition of Incremental Backup Point, please refer to section 3-5.1 Introduction to Various Backup Points) to back up your hard drive and protect your data. To perform a Quick Backup 1. Select the Start page and click the Quick Backup button in I want to perform... section to create a new Incremental Backup Point. RestoreIT will lock the hard drive during this process. If any program is currently writing to or reading from the hard drive, RestoreIT will stop creating the Quick Backup Point. If your computer locks up during this time, restart it manually and try again. Note: RestoreIT does not create new Backup Points if it is unable to lock your hard drive. Close ALL applications when you create a new Backup Point. 2. Select Finish when the Incremental Backup Point has been successfully created. Quick Restore Choosing this option, you can quickly restore your computer to the state it was in when the most recent Incremental Backup Point was created. To perform a Quick Restore in I want to perform... section. 1. Select the Start page and click the Quick Restore button The restoration dialog box will appear and ask you to choose whether to restore Only C Drive or the Entire hard drive. 2. Click Next after you have made your selection. RestoreIT will restart your computer and your hard drive will revert back to the most recent Backup Point. 3. When the system has restarted, the restoration process will start. File Level Restore This function allows you to quickly retrieve previous versions of deleted, changed or overwritten files, without doing an entire restore operation. To restore a specific file 1. Select the Start page and click the File Level Restore button section. in I want to perform... 2. The File Restore window will open with three main display areas. In the left pane, you can expand file folders to locate which file you want to retrieve. The top right pane displays available files located in the selected directory. Click a file to see all backed up versions; this is displayed in the bottom right pane. Here you can select a version and click Restore, or click Open to preview the file. Note: RestoreIT will automatically create a Backup for a specified file each time the file is modified, deleted or overwritten. By default, all files in the My Documents folder, and all files with *.doc *.txt *.cpp *.ppt *.xls *.pdf *.rtf extensions are backed up automatically. To specify which file or folder to back up, go to Settings File Backup Files and Folders, or use the File Level Backup Wizard on the Backup page, to add a file or folder to the list. 3-3 System Restore 3-3.1 Restoring to an Incremental Backup Point Incremental Backup Points are small in size and you can create unlimited backups of your system. Incremental Backup Points are stored in the RestoreIT partition and you can easily roll back your system to any previous state by restoring to an Incremental Backup Point. To restore an Incremental Backup Point 1. Select System Restore on the main interface, and then Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2. Choose the Incremental Backup Point that you would like to restore and click Restore Now. Note: If you choose to restore the most recent Incremental Backup Point, this is equal to performing a Quick Restore. To perform a Quick Restore you can also do any of the flowing: · Select Quick Start and then Quick Restore. · Select System Restore and then Quick Restore 3. Choose to restore the Entire hard drive or Only C: drive and then press Next. A dialog box will appear to show information on the selected Backup Point. Select Next after you have made sure this is the correct Backup Point to be restored. RestoreIT will restart your computer and your hard drive will revert back to the selected Backup Point. 4. After the system has restarted, the restoration process will start. Note: 1. Choosing to execute an Incremental Backup Point will clear all existing Incremental Backup Points that were created after that point. 2. After restoring Only C: drive, all existing Incremental Backup Points that were created before that point, can only be used to restore the primary drive. 3. RestoreIT does not recommend restoring an Ambiguous Backup Point. It will warn users twice during the restoring process. 3-3.2 Restoring from a Complete Backup Point A Complete Backup Point is a full backup of all data on the selected drive. Restoring a complete backup will roll your entire system back to the state when the backup point is created, and all data on your system will be restored as well. To restore your system from a Complete Backup Point 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then Restore to a Complete Backup Point. Detailed information of all the Complete Backup Points are listed in the window below. This list helps you recognize the backup point you want to restore from and find the path when you create it. Click Restart to restart your computer and enter RestoreIT Pre-OS Mode. 2. In Pre-OS Mode, select the image file of the Complete Backup Point to be restored. You can either select an Internal Complete Backup Point from the RestoreIT partition, an External Complete Backup Point from a valid path (Select the first image if there are several image files for one Backup Point.) 3. Click Next. Select the source partition if you would like to restore only a partition in the Complete Backup Point. (a Complete Backup Point may contain the data of more than one partition); 4. Select the destination hard drive and the destination partition, and then click Next. To restore a single partition, select only the partition you would like to restore. 5. After reviewing your selections, click Next to confirm your settings and reboot the computer. 6. When the computer restarts, the restoration process will start. 3-4 System Backup 3-4.2 Creating an Incremental Backup Point With RestoreIT, you can create an Incremental Backup Point at any time. All Incremental Backup Points reside in the protected, hidden RestoreIT partition and the number of Incremental Backup Points is limited only by the space of the RestoreIT partition. To create a New Incremental Backup Point 1. Either of the following methods will launch the Create a New Backup Point window · Select the Quick Start page and then Quick Backup; · Select the System Backup page and then Incremental Backup; 2. Enter a name for the Backup point. You can choose to leave the default name. Click Next to start creating the Incremental Backup Point. 3. RestoreIT will lock the hard drive. If any program is currently accessing the hard drive, RestoreIT will stop creating the Backup Point. If your computer locks up during this period, restart the system manually and try again. Note: RestoreIT does not create new Backup Points if it is unable to lock your hard drive. Close ALL applications when you create a new Backup Point. 4. Select Finish when the Incremental Backup Point has been successfully created. 3-4.2 Creating a Complete Backup Point A Complete Backup Point is a full backup of all data on the selected drive(s). You can choose to create a Complete Backup Point in the RestoreIT partition (Internal Complete Backup Point) or to create the Complete Backup Point in other places, such as on the local disk, on a network place, to a movable storage media like a USB disk or burn it directly to a CD/DVD (External Complete Backup Point). Both Internal Complete Backup Points and External Complete Backup Points are created in the RestoreIT Pre-OS Mode. To create a Complete Backup Point 1. Select System Backup from the menu interface, and then Complete Backup. 2. A screen will appear to prompt you to restart your computer and create the Complete Backup Point in Pre-OS Mode. Close any open programs or files and click OK to restart computer and continue creating the backup point. 3. In Pre-OS Mode, select the Source hard drive in the upper pane, and then select the Source Partition(s) you want to back up in the lower pane. Click Next to continue. Note: Normally, there is only one hard drive installed on a computer and you can skip to selecting the partition(s). 4. Select a location and enter the name of the image file and any comments. Click Next to continue. Here you can choose to store the backup file in the RestoreIT partition as an Internal Complete Backup Point or, you can save it as an External Complete Backup Point which is stored outside of the RestoreIT partition and stored on the hard drive, a network place, a removable storage media, such as USB hard drive or a CD/DVD. Note: If the Backup Points are stored on several discs, use the first disc to start the restoration process. You will be prompted to insert the next disc when it is needed. 5. After reviewing your selections, click Next to confirm your settings and begin backing up the selected partition(s) to a Complete Backup Point. Note: RestoreIT will divide the Complete Backup Point into several volumes and let you save these images in different locations if: 1. The selected target location does not have enough space to contain the image; or 2. The size of the Complete Backup Point is more than 2 GB. (If backing up to a NTFS partition, you do not have this limitation.) or 3. You are saving the image to a network share. 6. After the Complete Backup Point is successfully created, click OK to restart your computer. 3-5 Managing Backup Points With multiple backup points created and stored on your system, RestoreIT allows you to view properties, delete, rename and lock/unlock your restore points. You can also export a Complete Backup Point from the RestoreIT partition. 3-5.1 Introduction to Various Backup Points To provide a complete protection of your system, and a flexible way to restore your data, RestoreIT offers three different types of backup points ­ Incremental Backup Point, Internal and External Complete Backup Points. 1.Incremental Backup Point is an image file created with our incremental backup technology. It is small in size and unlimited in number. It is stored in the hidden protected RestoreIT partition. (The number of Incremental Backup Points is limited only by the amount of available hard drive space.) Note: At each system startup, RestoreIT checks the data integrity of the latest Incremental Backup Point. If it finds any inconsistencies, it will mark the Incremental Backup Point as an Ambiguous Incremental Backup Point. Inconsistencies can occur if data is changed while RestoreIT is not monitoring the hard drive drive. We do not recommend restoring from an Ambiguous Incremental Backup Point. 2.Internal Complete Backup Point is an image file created by performing a complete backup of all data on the selected drives or the whole hard drive. The Internal Complete Backup Point is stored in the hidden RestoreIT partition and can be exported out of the partition as an External Complete Backup Point at any time. (Only one Internal Complete Backup Point can reside in the RestoreIT partition at a time.) External Complete Backup Point is also an image file created by performing a complete backup. It is the same as an Internal Complete Backup Point. The difference is that an External Complete Backup Point can be saved any place outside of the RestoreIT partition, on the local hard drive, a network location, a removable storage media such as USB hard drive or burn it directly to a CD/DVD. 3-5.2 Viewing Backup Point Properties This section shows the information and settings of a Backup Point. This will help you recognize and manage your Backup Points. To view a Backup Point's properties 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2. Single-click a backup point to highlight the selected item and then click Property from the buttons on the right, to launch the Backup Point Property dialog box. (shown below) 3-5.3 Deleting a Backup Point To Delete an Ambiguous or Complete Backup Point 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then click Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2. Highlight the desired Backup Point(s) and select Delete. Note: 1. Only ambiguous Incremental Backup Points and Complete Backup Points that are stored inside the RestoreIT partition can be deleted. 2. If you choose to delete a Complete Backup Point that has been locked, RestoreIT will prompt the message, "Please unlock it first and then delete it." 3. After you click OK, another dialog box will launch to warn you that preceding Backup Points will be cleared. Click Yes to continue. 4. Another confirmation dialog box will launch to list all the Backup Points to be deleted. Click Next to continue. Note: 1. Choosing to delete an Ambiguous Incremental Backup Point will clear all Incremental Backup Points created before that one. 2. Choosing to delete a Complete Backup Point will clear all Backup Points in the RestoreIT partition. Please make sure it is your intention to delete these items before taking this action! 5. Select Next to restart the PC and finish the operation. 3-5.4 Locking and Unlocking a Complete Backup Point Only the Internal Complete Backup Point can be locked and unlocked. The Incremental Backup Points and External Complete Backup Points do not have this function. The default setting of the Complete Backup Point is locked. To unlock a Complete Backup Point 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2. Highlight the Complete Backup Point from the Backup Point list and click the Unlock Button, located on the right side of the window. After you unlock the Complete Backup Point, repeat the process to lock it again. This will protect the Backup Point from being deleted. 3-5.5 Renaming a Backup Point After you have created an Incremental Backup Point, you can modify its name so that you can easily recognize the backup point for future use. To rename a Backup Point 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2. Highlight the Backup Point and click the Rename button, located on the right side of the window. Enter the new name (Up to 255 characters) and click OK to finish. 3-5.6 Exporting an Internal Complete Backup Point as an External Backup Point The RestoreIT partition can store only one Complete Backup Point at a time. But RestoreIT allows you to export the Internal Complete Backup Point and save the backup point as an External Complete Backup Point To export an Internal Complete Backup Point 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then click Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2. Highlight a Complete Backup Point and click the Save as button on the right side of the window. 3. Select the path to store the Complete Backup file and click OK. 3-6 File Level Backup and Restore 3-6.1 How to Restore a Specific File This function allows you to retrieve previous versions of a specific file after it was deleted, changed or overwritten, without doing an entire restore operation. To restore a specific file 1. Select the File Level Restore page and then File Level Restore. 2. The File Restore window will open. Please refer back to Chapter 3.2.3 File Level Restore for detailed instructions on how to operate in this window. Note: You can also right-click a specific file in Window Explorer and select File-Level Recovery to open the File Restore window.