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Driver Backup & Restore

By Brinksley Hong
Last updated: 8 hours ago

With Driver Easy Pro, you can back up the device drivers on your computer without hassle and restore them with one click. Here are the step-by-step instructions.

Back Up Drivers

1) Launch Driver Easy and click Tools.

driver easy tools

2) Select the Driver Backup & Restore tab. Then click Back Up Drivers or click Continue to Backup.

driver easy driver backup

3) Select the drivers you want to back up, then click Back up. The drivers you selected will be backed up to the following path by default:
C:\Users\[your username]\Documents\DriverEasy\MyDrivers.

driver easy driver backup

If you’d like to back up the drivers to a different path, just click the current path to change it.

driver easy driver backup

4) If you’re prompted for permission. Click Continue.

driver easy grant permission

5) Click Yes.

Driver Easy click Continure when prompted

6) Wait for the backup process to complete.

7) Now your drivers have been successfully backed up.

You can open File Explorer to access the backup folder, where you’ll find the driver backups in .debk format. Alternatively, you can view your backup(s) in the Restore From Backup section.

driver easy driver backup

Restore From Backup

1) In Driver Easy, click Tools.

driver easy tools

2) Select the Driver Backup & Restore tab. Then click Restore From Backup or Continue to Restore.

driver easy restore driver from backup

3) Select the result you want to restore.

driver easy restore driver from backup

You can also click Browse… to manually choose the driver file. In the pop-up window, choose a driver backup you’re going to restore from, then click Open.

driver easy restore driver from backup

4) If you’re prompted for permission. Click Continue.

driver easy grant permission

5) Wait for the backup to load.

driver easy restore driver from backup

6) Once done, select a driver you’re going to restore, then click Restore.

driver easy restore driver from backup

7) Now your driver has been restored successfully.

If you want to manage the backup driver files, you can click the Manage button in the top-right corner.

driver easy driver manage backup driver files

Click the Delete button next to the backup you want to remove, or choose all the backup(s) you want to remove and then click Delete All.

driver easy driver manage backup driver files

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