New installation does not recognize backup file

Hi there,
I performed a backup on my old PC Win 10 Pro to a USB-C-Stick (Menu > File > Backup). I installed the latest version of EM on my new computer Win 11 Pro and tried to restore the backup-file from the USB drive. EM does not find/recognize the ZIP-File on the USB-Stick. The explorer does show the file correctly. What can I do? Thank You.

In Windows Explorer go to your Documents folder. Create an eM Client folder.

Copy the backup zip file to that folder.

In eM Client use Menu > File > Restore.

Thank you for the suggested solution, unfortunately the problem still exists. The file is not recognized, the folder is seen as empty.

@Waldo

The file is not recognized, the folder is seen as empty

Do you have the eM Client “backup.zip” file in your “C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\eMClient” folder. ?

You do not need to select a folder. All you have to do is place the backup zip file in …\Documents\eM Client\ and then use Menu > File > Restore. It will automatically detect the backup file.

If it doesn’t, the file may be corrupt. Make a new backup to the default location (don’t make the backup direct to a USB device) , then copy the backup zip file across. Remember to eject the USB device correctly from the old device.