Windows 8.1 Backup and Restore Question.

i recently switched from windows 7 to windows 8.1. all my files in windows 7 were backed up everyday using the windows Backup and Restore function in windows 7 to an external hard disk drive. i did a clean install of windows 8.1 so all my files on my laptop from windows 7 is gone. my question is, how do i restore my backed up files from my external hdd in windows 8.1?

 

See if this can help: Backup - Restore Files and Folders from in Windows 8

Windows 8 Tutorials
Windows 8 Forums

EDIT: Here's another: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Restore-files-from-a-backup

and a Bing search: http://www.bing.com/search?q=restore+files+from+windows+7+to+8

 

i i double clicked the icons mention in option 1 and its not opening giving any restore option. same thing happens when i right click it. it acts like a regular folder.

i do not see windows 7 recovery in control panel.

 

You're not clicking the WindowImageBackup by chance? That holds an image containing the entire system. You don't want to use that one, it was the windows 7 image.

Is there another folder named what your previous computer name was?

 

I see maybe; scroll down on that page and try option two:
Backup - Restore Files and Folders from in Windows 8

It shouldn't be a problem, just have to figure out the navigation.

EDIT: Select another backup to restore files from then navigate to the set you want.

 

i never made a system image in windows 7.

i dont see the windows 7 file recovery icon in the control panel.

 

Did you try file history icon, 3rd column - 5th down. Let me know.

 

yes, its not letting me install any files from the previous OS. only files that it will let me restore are the files that windows 8.1 backed up almost a week ago.

 

http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/tutorials/8173d1346269821-backup-files-windows-8-setup-8.jpg

If you can get to this screen then use "Select another backup to restore from", then navigate to your backup drive and container and select from the options. You'll probably see many different backup sets.

It's near the bottom of the form.

EDIT: another link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/backup-and-restore

 

i cant fine the windows 7 file recovery in windows 8.1. the other link is for windows 7.

 

Microsoft #$@%&^*

Maybe NBR member Mitlov can help you. I'll PM him, hahaha

 

Sorry, don't know anything about this. I back stuff up by manually copying directories I want to back up to an HDD...crude and inefficient, but I can get back the documents with a Win8 machine, Win7 machine, an OSX machine, whatever. So I'm not familiar with this particular issue or any work-arounds.

 

Is there a search function like win 7 had in the "START MENU"; Type Backup and see what you get, also press F1 for windows help.

 

The automated backup is now called "File History" and it's in Charms-->settings-->change PC settings-->update and recovery.

For what it's worth, the search function in Win8 is still in "START" just like in Win7. Hit the Windows key and start typing, just like in Win7. Not sure why all caps and quotation marks were warranted.

 

according to pcworld.com, microsoft took out "windows 7 file recovery" in windows 8.1.

8.1 features Microsoft removed from Windows 8.1 | PCWorld

also, windows 7's backup and restore compresses the backed up files in a zip file. afaik i can just extract the zip file. its gonna take a while though due to incremental backup. thank you guys!

 

No offense. Just had a moment of frustration. I'm all good now. Resuming, all systems normal.

 

Cheers!!!

Well at least you figured out how to get started and get the files out. I don't know what happened to the good old user manual days. Crazy changes; although I heard that W8.1 backup was like Time Machine - so maybe a good improvement.

 

is there any third party program can back up my win 8 recovery partition. Not image not drivers or somethng.
İ just wana copy that hidden partition at the notebook. Like copy of win8. İ found programs but i dont wana use 16 Gb flash. İ wana use DVD media. İ found deafult win 8 recovery utilty even tried it. But it doesnt copy win8 instead preparing a boot disk.

 

Hmm, the same link says it's still there, although I haven't tried it myself.