Restoring a File of a Google Drive User to a Different Account (Out of Place)

You can restore a file of a Google Drive user to a user account or shared drive of a different account.

Start the Configuration Wizard

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

The Google Workspace Overview page appears.
On the Apps tab, click the Google Drive app.

The Overview page of the app appears.
On the Users tab, select the user, and then click Restore > Restore files.

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

Under Google Drive account, select Restore the data to another location.
Under Google Drive destination, do any of the following:
- To restore the file to a Google Drive user, select User, and then specify the following:
  1. Beside the User box, click Browse, select a Google Drive account, and then click SUBMIT.
  2. Beside the Folder box, click Browse, select a folder location, and then click SUBMIT. If you want to restore to a new folder, click +, and then create a folder.
    
    By default, the user is restored in the root folder.
- To restore the file to a shared drive, select Shared drive, and then specify the following:
  1. Beside the Shared drive box, click Browse, select a shared drive, and then click SUBMIT.
  2. Beside the Folder box, click Browse, select a folder location, and then click SUBMIT. If you want to restore to a new folder, click +, and then create a folder.
    
    By default, the user is restored in the root folder.
Click NEXT.

The Options page of the configuration wizard appears.

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.
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.
Click NEXT.

The Review page of the configuration wizard appears.

Review the items you selected for restore.
Click SUBMIT to start the restore operation.

The Summary page of the configuration wizard appears.