This article will cover the steps to restore files/folders using the Veeam Backup Agent on a Windows Server. A scenario is shown below in which files within a folder have accidentally been deleted and we’ll be restoring them from our Veeam instance.
As shown here, we have a folder in the Downloads directory with important files that were accidentally deleted. The folder is now completely empty.
Firstly, we can go to the System tTray at the bottom right of your Windows GUI and open the Veeam backup agent by double-clicking on its icon which is spotted as a green ‘V’.
The agent will open and show the initial status of the Backups along with the Server’s name. This example Server is called “VEEAMWINAGENT” 
As we have this interface open, we can direct our attention to starting the process. Click on the hamburger menu icon at the top left of the window, click on the “<your PC name> Backups” , then “Restore file”
This will open the Restore Wizard in a new window and take you straight to the “Restore Point” section, where we can choose from a list of available recovery points. Choose the applicable restore point that has the data you need to restore and click Next.
The wizard will then take you to a summary page where you can click “Open” to get to the backup contents
It will now display the primary C: drive details you should be familiar with from your Windows server interface:
Navigate to the files/folders you wish to restore and select or highlight them as needed
Then click the Restore button at the top left when ready. You will be prompted for two choices for this restore based on what you’re trying to accomplish:
| Overwrite | Any files that already exist on your server will be overwritten with the data from the backup. |
| Keep | Any files that already exist on your server will be kept as is, only new files from the backup will be restored. |
A status window will appear after you click the restore choice, updating the details as the restore progresses:
Depending on the amount of files, their size and other factors - the restoration may take some time. On completion, it will prompt as such,
Checking back in our target directory on our server, we can see the accidentally deleted files are in-fact restored successfully.