Backups & restore points · Versions and restoring
What's the difference between Restore… and Export… in a backup version?
Short answer: Restore… suggests the set's original folder, for putting items back; Export… copies them to any folder you choose. Neither overwrites existing files in place.
Both copy the files you selected out of a backup version; they differ in where they suggest putting them.
- Restore… is for putting items back where they belong. The folder picker starts at the set's original folder, and the button reads Restore Here.
- Export… is for taking a copy somewhere else — another folder, a drive, a place to compare versions side by side. The button reads Export Here.
In both cases existing files aren't overwritten in place, and you can pick any folder you like.