Restore Ü ßßßßßßßß Restores files that were backed up with the backup command. You can restore files from similar or dissimilar disk types. Syntax: RESTORE drive1: drive2:[path[filename]] [/S] [/P] [/B:date] [/A:date] [/E:time] [/L:time] [/M] [/N] [/D] drive1: Specifies the drive on which the backed-up files are stored. drive2: Specifies the drive to which the backed-up files will be restored. path Specifies the directory to which the backed-up files will be restored. You must specify the same directory from which the files were backed up. filename Specifies the names of the backed-up files you want to restore. /S Restores all subdirectories /P Prompts you for permission to restore files that are read-only (that have the read-only attribute set) or that have changed since the last backup (that have the archive attribute set). /B:date Restores only those files last modified on or before the specified date. The format of date varies according to the country setting in your CONFIG.SYS file. /A:date Restores only those files last modified on or after the specified date. The format of date varies according to the country setting in your CONFIG.SYS file. /E:time Restores only those files last modified at or later than the specified time. The format of time varies according to the country setting in your CONFIG.SYS file. /M Restores only those files modified since the last backup. /N Restores only those files that no longer exist on the destination disk. /D Displays a list of files on the backup disk that match those specified in filename, without restoring any files. You must still specify drive2 when you use /D. Checking restored files Once a file has been restored, you can use the dir or type command to make sure the file was restored properly. Limitations You cannot use restore to restore system files (e.g. KERNEL.SYS). Restore does not work with drives that have been redirected with the assign, join, or subst command. See Also: Country Date Time