If you know part of the file's name, Retrospect can help you find it. Retrospect also lets you search for files by size, kind, date, and many other attributes, so even if you haven't a clue about the file's name Retrospect can still help you find it.

Set up a searching restore. If you specify just part of the file's name in the searching window, Retrospect will probably find the file you are looking for, but may also find others. If you do not know the file's name, click the More Choices button and create a selector to choose files by date, kind, label, size, parent folder, and several other criteria you know the desired file possesses.

After Retrospect searches, click the Files Chosen button in the summary window. In the Browser window that appears, use the Browser menu to sort the list of files and find files in the list. You can also find related files using the Browser's cross reference feature: select a file in the list and choose Cross Reference from the Browser menu to find, for example, other versions of that file.

Make sure only the files to be retrieved are marked, then close the Browser window. Click Retrieve in the summary window to start restoring.