Déjà Dup may fail. Maybe it crashes or gives you an error when you try to restore. When you really need your data back, the last thing you want do deal with is a bug. Consider filing a bug reportbut in the meantime, here are some approaches to workaround a misbehaving Déjà Dup and get your data back.
This is going to get technical. If none of this makes sense to you, don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Open a Terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
Create the directory in which you will place your restored files. This guide will use /tmp/restore: