# Restoring a File of a Google Drive User to Its Original Location (In Place)

You can restore the file of a Google Drive user to its current location.

## Start the Configuration Wizard

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Google Workspace.

   The Google Workspace Overview page appears.

2. On the Apps tab, click the Google Drive app.

   The Overview page of the app appears.

3. On the Users tab, select the user that you are restoring a file for.

   Tip

   To view users that were backed up recently, not backed up recently or never backed up,on the Users tab, you can expand All Users and select the appropriate filter.

4. Click Restore, and then click Restore files.

   A list of the user's backed-up files appears.

5. Select the files to restore, and then click Restore. You can also search for a file from the Search box.

   The Destination page of the Restore Options configuration wizard appears.

## Destination

1. Under Google Drive account, select Restore the data to its original location.

2. Click NEXT.

   The Options page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Options

1. Beside If the file exists, specify what to do with existing items:

   - To not overwrite existing items, select Skip.

   - To keep as a copy of the existing item, select Restore as a copy.

     If the original file is deleted from the Google Drive account, then the file is restored with its name. If the original file still exists, then the file is restored as a copy of the original file.

   - To overwrite existing items, select Unconditionally overwrite.

2. Configure any of the following additional options:

   - To avoid restoring file permissions, select Skip file permissions.

   - To include deleted items in the restore, select Include deleted items.

3. Click NEXT.

   The Review page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Review

1. Review the items you selected for restore.

2. Click SUBMIT to start the restore operation.

   The Summary page of the configuration wizard appears.

## Summary

1. The Summary page displays the restore job details.

2. Click CLOSE.

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