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How to restore a backup from OneDrive

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Oct 04, 2023


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OneDrive was designed to allow users to store and access their files from anywhere, on any device, and collaborate with others.

What is OneDrive

OneDrive is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service developed by Microsoft.
In order to restore a backup job from OneDrive, you first need to load that backup job in Backup4all.

How to restore a backup from OneDrive

If the backup job is not present in Backup4all, you need to load it first:
  1. Open File->Open from, then select OneDrive storage.
    Open Backup From OneDrive
  2. Configure the OneDrive account and press Show. Select the .bkc (backup catalog) file for missing backup job and click Open to load it into Backup4all
    Show .bkc files in OneDrive bucket
  3. Open Backup4all and select the backup job. Press Restore (F7) toolbar buttton to open Restore Wizard.
    Restore OneDrive backup
  4. Select the location to restore the files to. Original location is selected by default.
    • Choose to restore all files and press Finish
      Select folder where to restore OneDrive backup

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