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<info>
<desc>Recover from total system failure</desc>
<link type="guide" xref="index#restore"/>
</info>
<title>Full System Restore</title>
<section id="setup">
<title>Setup</title>
<steps>
<item><p>Get your system to a fresh state. For example, a fresh install or a new account on an old computer. Don’t worry about getting comfortable and customising settings yet. Wait until after you restore your previous settings to change anything, as any customisations you make now may get overridden when you restore.</p></item>
<item><p>Next, you need to install <app>Déjà Dup</app>. Your distribution vendor may package it for you. Otherwise, download and compile it.</p></item>
</steps>
</section>
<section id="restore">
<title>Restore</title>
<steps>
<item><p>Open your <gui>Backups</gui> settings.</p></item>
<item><p>Click on the <gui style="button">Restore…</gui> button on the <gui>Overview</gui> page.</p></item>
<item><p>A <gui>Restore</gui> dialog will appear asking where your backup files are stored (your <gui>Backup location</gui>).</p></item>
<item><p>Click <gui style="button">Forward</gui> and wait for <app>Déjà Dup</app> to scan the backup location.</p></item>
<item><p>Choose the date you want to restore from. Usually you can just leave this alone, as the default is the most recent backup.</p></item>
<item><p>Click <gui style="button">Forward</gui>.</p></item>
<item><p>Choose where to restore. Since this is a full system backup, leave it as the default (which restores over your current install).</p></item>
<item><p>Click <gui style="button">Forward</gui>.</p></item>
<item><p>Review your selections and click <gui style="button">Restore</gui>.</p></item>
<item><p>Wait. It may take a long time to finish restoring.</p></item>
<item><p>Finally, reinstall any programs that you enjoyed in your previous install.</p></item>
</steps>
<note style="tip"><p>If for whatever reason you have a problem after trying to restore with the <gui style="checkbox">Restore files to original locations</gui> option, try restoring instead to a temporary directory and moving your files to where they belong.</p>
<p>If that still doesn’t work, there are <link xref="restore-worst-case">more drastic things</link> you can try.</p>
</note>
</section>
</page>