How do I restore a registry backup?

[JJJackson]

Sorry, searched the forums but couldn´t find an answer. Before i clean the registry I let CCleaner make a backup, BUT if I want to restore from this backup, where do I find it and how do I restore it?

 

Jack

the Swede in Spain

[Willy2]

- In the folder "My Documents" (or the spanish ??) equivalent. The file has the date & time when this file was made, in its name.

- Just click on that *.reg file. Then you'll be asked if you want yo "merge" that file with the registry. Reply with "Yes".

[JJJackson]

Sorry, but I don´t have any files like that in my Document folder.

 

Jack

[mta]

the .reg file created if you took the backup option is defaulted to the Doc folder.

did you say Yes to the backup option?

did you change the default location?

it'll have a .reg extension, make sure you have the folder option set to show extensions.

if still no luck try searching for *.reg files.

 

and to reload a .reg file, simply double click it.

[DennisD]

Hi Jack, and welcome to Piriform.

 

Further to Willy2's suggestion, a CCleaner reg backup file looks like this ... cc_20160817_230631.reg

 

Try doing a search for .reg files and the CCleaner backups should pop up in the results window, with their location.

 

 

EDIT: Damn, you just pipped me mta.

[login123]

Sorry, but I don´t have any files like that in my Document folder.

 

Jack

 

You won't have such a file unless you have made a backup with CCleaner's registry cleaner. 

If you did so and can't find a .reg file, search for the text string cc_ 

Search the whole drive.

Good luck, post back how it goes.