Windows XP Professional Product Documentation > Security and administration

To set restore options

1.

Open Backup

The Backup Utility Wizard starts by default, unless it is disabled.

2.

Click the Advanced Mode button in the Backup Utility Wizard.

3.

Click the Tools menu, click Options.

4.

On the Restore tab, do one of the following:

•	Click Do not replace the file on my computer if you do not want the restore operation to copy over files that are already on your disk.
•	Click Replace the file on disk only if the file on disk is older if you want the restore operation to replace older files on your disk with newer files from your backup.
•	Click Always replace the file on my computer if you want the restore operation to replace files on your disk regardless whether the backup files are newer or older.

Important

•	Clicking Replace the file on disk only if the file on disk is older can change some or all of the files that are currently on your disk.
•	Clicking Always replace the file on my computer can cause you to lose data if a file you are working on is contained in the backup.

Note

•	To start Backup, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup.

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