At the “ Copy Items” window specify a DIFFERENT destination -than the original-, to copy (save) the restored file and press the “ Copy” button to copy the restored files to that location.Ħ. * Otherwise select an older version of your folder (or file).ĥ. After you ensure that the contents are OK,* then close the open window and press the Copy button. Select the previous version (Date Modified) that you want and then press the Open button to view the contents of the selected folder (or file).Ĥ. Right-click on the folder (or file, that you want to restore to its previous version) and choose the Restore Previous Versions” option.ģ. and select the folder or file that you want to restore in a previous version.Ģ. To restore your files to a previous version using the Shadow copies feature:ġ. How to Restore Deleted Files or Folders from Windows Shadow Copies. Shadow copies gives you the ability to easily restore your files and folders to a previous state, so you can get back all your deleted or missing files or folders in no cost. In fact the Shadow copies that created by Windows, is a perfect backup solution for your files in case of unwanted modification or deletion of the file(s) by a user or by a malicious program. Shadow copies are snapshots (point-in-time copy) of your data files which made automatically from the Volume Snapshot Service (also known as 'Volume Shadow Copy Service').
