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title: "How-to Restore Files and Folders from a Generic NAS"
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# How-to Restore Files and Folders from a Generic NAS

### Introduction

Restore individual files or folders when a smaller subset of data is needed for restoration. A restore task can be initiated to recover files and folders back to the original or an alternate NAS share.

### Procedure

1. [Log in](/v1/docs/how-to-access-cloud-data-protection) to the Cloud Data Protection system.
2. From the navigation bar at the top of the page, select the **Data Protection** → **Recoveries** tab.  
  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613075448154.png)
3. Select the **Recover** button and then **Files or Folders**   
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613075448196.png)
4. Select **Browse or Specify Path** and utilize the search utility to locate the path of the file(s) and/or folder(s) to be restored.
  - Wildcards and partial names are supported.
5. **Click** the path.  
  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613075448246.png)
6. Utilize the browser window to select the snapshot to restore from, locate your file(s) or folder(s), and select **Add To Cart.** **![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613075448290.png)**
7. Select **Save and Continue** to proceed to the **Recovery Options** page.
8. Select **Save** and repeat for the location steps to recover multiple files or folders.
9. When you have selected all the files or folders, select **Continue to Options.**
10. Configure the restore on the **Recovery Options** page.
  1. **Task Name:**    Select a meaningful name for the recovery task
  2. **Recovered:**     Confirm the files you wish to recover
  3. **Target:**            Select Change to restore to a different target
  4. **Location:** Toggle this setting dependent upon if you want to restore the files to the original location
  5. **Overwrite:** Toggle this setting dependent upon if you want to overwrite the files to the original location
  6. **Interface:**        Choose **Select from Interface/VLANs** select the appropriate **bond0.*** interface; in most cases, this will be the only bond0.* option that is not **bond0.1930.**
  7. **Options:**         Adjust the additional options as necessary   
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613075448333.png)
11. Select **Recover Files**.