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# Backup and recovery tests

If the Storware Endpoints client was successfully installed and you can log in to the Storware Endpoints client console the backup process will start automatically. When the backup is finished, you should the following status in the **Overview** menu.

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Go to the **Backups** tab and select a file to restore. Click the **Restore** button to start a recovery process.

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Restore the file to the original location, desktop, or a different location.

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Go to the chosen location to check if the file was restored.

You can also create a file manually and restore it afterward using the mouse "right-click" context menu.

To do that, follow the steps:

1. Create a file, enter some information in it and save it.
2. Right-click on the file, go to the Storware Endpoints option and choose a version to restore.

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3\. Overwrite the existing file or create a copy.