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Restore File Explorer

July 21, 2025

Follow the instructions below on how to select or deselect photos, videos and / or documents using the Restore File Explorer.

Go to Backup then tap Restore.

Restore

The steps that follow from here shall depend on what you wish to restore:

Select all photos, videos and/or documents

There are two ways to select all the photos, videos and/or documents:

  • OPTION 1

    Tap the Photos, Videos and/or Document checkbox.

    Select All

    A blue checkbox indicates that all photos, videos and/or document are selected for restore with a corresponding total number of photos and videos and its total file size.

    Select All

  • OPTION 2

    Tap the Photos, Videos or Document.

    Select All

    Choose from All or Album then tap Select all.

    There will be a blue checkbox on each photo and / or video, or album that will indicate these items as being marked for restore. Items that do not have the checkmark will not be restored. Once done, tap Done.

    Select All

Deselect all photos, videos and/or documents

There are two ways to deselect all the photos, videos and/or documents:

  • OPTION 1

    Tap the blue/orange checkbox of either Photos, Videos or Document.

    Deselect All

    It will deselect all or the selected photos, videos and/or document for restore.

    Deselect All

  • OPTION 2

    Tap either Photos, Videos or Document.

    Deselect All

    Choose from All or Album then tap Deselect all.

    There will be a blue checkbox on each photo and/or video, or album that will indicate these items as being marked for restore. Items that do not have the checkmark will not be restored. Once done, tap Done.

    Deselect All

Select a few photos, videos and/or documents

Tap either Photos, Videos or Document.

Select a few

Choose from All or Album.

Select your choice of photos, videos and/or documents for restoration by tapping on each wanted item. Once done, tap Done.

Select a few

Deselect a few photos, videos and/or documents

Tap either Photos, Videos or Document.

Deselect a few

Choose from All or Album.

When selecting your choice of photos, videos and/or documents for restoration, you can tap on each item once again to Deselect them. Once done, tap Done.

Deselect a few

View photos, videos and/or documents in Recent, Archive or Deleted tabs

Tap either Photos, Videos or Document.

Select a few

Select from the following tabs by tapping on Recent, Archive or Deleted. The tabs are located on the lower part of the screen. It will view photos and/or videos by each category in either All or Album views. While there is only one category for documents which is Internal Storage.

You can select all items or only some for restoration by category in this manner.

Sample view of All items under Recent tab.

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Sample view of Album items under Recent tab.

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Sample view of Internal Storage items under Recent tab.

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