How to Restore Files from Backup Windows 10

You may never think of backing up your files unless your files or systems are corrupted or damaged by some bad things. But if you accidentally delete or lose any files, you can restore files from backup Windows 10.

Please read the following content, which helps save whatever files you don't want to lose, including words, documents, photos, videos, audio, or other files.

On this page, there are two Windows native ways workable for file recovery: File History or Backup and Restore Windows 10. Anyway, both of them require you to create a backup in advance.

How to restore files from backup Windows 10?

If you have made a backup previously, you can look through this part to get the two methods with specific steps.

Method 1. Restore files from backup Windows 10 with File History

File History is Windows file backup software that comes with Windows 8/8.1/10 systems. You can use it to back up files and then retrieve files if you lose it one day. Now, Let's see how to restore files from a backup in Windows 10 via File History.

Step 1. Open "Control Panel" by typing it in the search bar and then click "System and Security".

Step 2. Select "Restore your files with File History" under the "File History" tab.

Step 3. Click the "Restore personal files" button.

Step 4. If you directly click "Restore", the deleted Excel files will be sent to their original location. Then, you can find the files there.

If you right-click "Restore", you will be given an option "Restore to" to save them in your specific location.

Method 2. Restore files from Backup and Restore in Windows 10

The same as File History, Backup, and Restore developed from Windows 7 to 10. It is a good file recovery program that allows you to make a system image backup and then restore it after loss. During the recovery process, all the files to be restored will be presented, so you can choose which one to get back according to your needs.

Now, let's begin the process of how to restore files from Windows 10 backup. Also, you can also use these steps in Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Step 1. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore (Windows 7).

Step 2. Click Restore my files.

Step 3. Click Browse for files > Select photos you want > Next.

Step 4. Specify the destination to save your recovered photos and click Restore.

How to restore files in Windows 10 without backup?

Obviously, not everyone has the habit of backing up important files regularly. A number of users get used to keeping things handy, which easily causes data loss. In such a case, consider using AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional as an effective file recovery solution. We highly recommend its "Recover Data" function that supports Windows 11/10/8/8.1/7/XP/Vista systems. Here are compelling reasons to choose this tool:

✔ Easy-to-use operation: The "Data Recovery" function in AOMEI Partition Assistant has an intuitive and exquisite interface, simplifying the entire data recovery process by just clicking the "Recover" button.
✔ Powerful recovery capabilities: The tool supports more than 200 file formats and is good at recovering data from a large number of storage devices and file systems, including Excel, Word, images, videos, audio, emails, etc.
✔ Wide device compatibility: Whether it is an internal disk (HDD or SSD), external hard drive, USB flash drive, or SD card, AOMEI Partition Assistant ensures seamless recovery of deleted or lost files.
✔ Precise Recovery: Utilizing powerful algorithms that evaluate file system metadata and other relevant information, this tool excels at recovering files with their original names and keeping directory structures intact.

Step 1. Install and open AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional on your PC. On the main interface, click Recover > Recover Data.

Step 2. Choose the drive where the data you want to recover is saved and click Start Scan.

Step 3. After scanning, all lost data on the drive will be listed. Then, tick the target file and click Recover file.

Step 4. Here, please choose the proper path to save it.

Step 5. When the recovery is finished, close the software and go to the target location to find the files.

Conclusion

How to restore files from backup Windows 10? Two built-in ways are concluded on this page. If you haven't created a backup before, you can also get a reliable third-party file recovery tool to retrieve lost files without backup.

It is worth mentioning that AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional is not only a simple data recovery utility, but also a disk formatting tool, PC cleaner, MBR2GPT converter, and more