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Quarantine: Restore the files in quarantine

Different icons control the restore procedure, depending on the operating system:

• In Windows XP and 2000:

This icon restores the files to their original directory.

This icon restores the files to a directory of your choice.

• In Windows Vista:

In Microsoft Windows Vista, the control center at the moment only has limited rights, e.g. for access to directories and files. Certain actions and file accesses can only be carried out in the control centre with extended administrator rights. These extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan profile.

This icon restores the files to a directory of your choice.

This icon restores the files to their original directory. If extended administrator rights are necessary to access this directory, a corresponding request appears.

To restore files in quarantine:

Warning
This could result in loss of data and damage to the operating system of the computer! Only use the function Restore selected object in exceptional cases. Only restore files that could be repaired by a new scan.

• File rescanned and repaired.

• In Control Center, select the Manager:: section. Quarantine section.

Note
Emails and email attachments can only be restored using the option if the file extension is *.eml.

To restore a file to its original location:

• Highlight the file and click on the (Windows 2000/XP: , Windows Vista ) icon.

This option is not available for emails.

Note
Emails and email attachments can only be restored using the option if the file extension is *.eml.

• A message appears asking if you want to restore the file.

• Click Yes.

• The file is restored to the directory it was in before it was moved to quarantine.

To restore a file to a specified directory:

• Highlight the file and click on .

• A message appears asking if you want to restore the file.

• Click Yes.

• The Windows default window for selecting the directory appears.

• Select the directory to restore the file to and confirm.

• The file is restored to the selected directory.

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