How to Restore A Folder from OneDrive Backup: 3 Ways

How do I restore a folder from a backup?

As a free online storage service integrated into Windows, OneDrive allows users to backup their computer files and folders online. After backing up files and folders to OneDrive, when your local data is lost due to accidental deletion, corruption, etc., you can easily restore them by downloading them.

But what if your local files are lost and your OneDrive backup files are accidentally deleted, or OneDrive automatically deletes files? Don't worry, when folders are deleted from OneDrive backup, you can use the methods below to restore them.

Part 1. How to restore a folder from OneDrive backup in 3 easy methods

In the following, you will learn how to let deleted folders restore from OneDrive backup from Recycle Bin and with a OneDrive restore.

Way 1. Restore OneDrive folder backup from computer Recycle Bin

If you are running the OneDrive application and deleting folders from the OneDrive sync folder on your computer, you should first check the Recycle Bin. The following is how to restore folder from OneDrive from computer Recycle Bin.

Step 1. Open Recycle Bin by double-clicking its icon on the Desktop.

Step 2. Locate and select the folder you want to restore, right-click it, and select Restore.

If the deleted folder is not in Recycle Bin, or you have emptied Recycle Bin, you can go to the next solution.

Way 2. Restore deleted folder from OneDrive Recycle Bin

In order to prevent accidental deletion of files, OneDrive designed a recycle bin for users to store accidentally deleted items. It should be noted that files placed in the recycle bin will be automatically deleted after 30 days.

Step 1. Go to the OneDrive website, and sign in with your account.

Step 2. In the left navigation pane, choose Recycle Bin.

Step 3. Select the item you want to restore and click Restore at the top of the screen to restore a folder from OneDrive backup.

Way 3. Restore OneDrive to a previous date to recover deleted folder

How to recover permanently deleted files from OneDrive? If the Recycle Bin recovery does not work, the only available method is to restore OneDrive to a previous time.

Notes:✎...

This method of letting OneDrive restore folder previous version is only available for Microsoft 365 subscribers.

Albums cannot be restored in this way.

Step 1. Open the OneDrive webpage, and click on Settings.

Step 2. If you are using a personal account, click Option > select Restore your OneDrive from the left menu. If you are using a work or school account, tap Settings > Restore your OneDrive.

Step 3. Choose a previous time from the drop-down menu of Select a date, and click Restore to let OneDrive restore previous version.

Then, OneDrive will go back to a time that contains the deleted folders.

Part 2. How to restore folders from OneDrive to PC

After restoring deleted folders from OneDrive backup, you can download to restore them from the cloud to your computer or access them directly from the OneDrive folders on File Explorer.

How to restore files from OneDrive to PC by downloading is shown below.

Step 1. Open your OneDrive webpage and select the files/folders that you want to save on your computer.

Step 2. Click on the Download button, and they will be downloaded as a ZIP folder.

Part 3. How to recover permanently deleted folders without OneDrive backup

What if folders cannot be retrieved from OneDrive backup or the deleted folder is not backed up to OneDrive? In this case, using a professional Windows data recovery tool like MyRecover can work you out.

MyRecover can thoroughly scan your computer, and recover recently and permanently deleted files in three simple steps. It can even recover deleted files from Recycle Bin after empty. In addition, the freeware also supports data recovery from hard drive format, virus attacks, Windows crashes, and other various situations.

To know how to recover folders and files with this software, please install it on your computer and follow the detailed instruction below.

Step 1. Run MyRecover. Hover the mouse over the drive saved deleted files before, and click Scan.

Step 2. You can check the scan progress at the bottom and recover files during the scan. This software offers File Filter to sort detected by Size, Type, and Date modified.

Step 3. Select the folders and files you wish to get back and tap on the Recover x files button to restore them to a secure path.

Conclusion

OneDrive is a cloud service to synchronize files conveniently. However, once you have deleted data from OneDrive, it may seem like all your efforts were in vain. Actually not! You can restore a folder from OneDrive backup with the methods above.

If you do not back up computer data with OneDrive, you can also restore lost files using MyRecover, which can help you recover videos, photos, emails, and more than 200+ types of files with ease.