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# Restore Specific Fields

To avoid overwriting valid changes in objects you restore, select specific fields to restore.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with the Backup &amp; Recover Data and Backup &amp; Recover Files add-on licenses</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d22859e74">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22859e74 ">To run restore:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22859e74 ">Run Restore</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22859e74 ">To view restore results:</td>

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1. From a compare report, select the object you want to restore.
2. Click the settings icon and select **Fields to Restore**.
3. To only include fields with detected changes, select **Only include changed fields**.
4. Under **Excluded fields**, select all the fields to include and move them to **Included fields**.
5. Click **Save**.
6. Continue to preview restore or restore the object.

Only fields in the Included fields list are restored.