Restore a Lost File with Déjà Dup

There's currently no convenient user interface for this. But you can do it with the command line.

1. Open a terminal. Choose “Applications → Accessories → Terminal”.
2. Run Déjà Dup on the appropriate file like so. For example, to restore the lost file “test.txt” in your “Documents” folder:

   deja-dup --restore Documents/test.txt

   You must remember what the filename was, since it’s no longer there to remind you.
3. Up comes the Déjà Dup dialog. Choose the date from which to restore. Click “Forward”.
4. Review your selections and click “Restore”.
5. Done!

Pro Tips

1. You can restore multiple lost files at once:

   deja-dup --restore FILE1 FILE2