Dismounting a recovery point drive

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
All of your mounted recovery point drives are dismounted when you restart the computer. You can also dismount the drives without restarting the computer.
Note: Any data that is written to a mounted recovery point is lost when the recovery point is unmounted. This data includes any data that is created, edited, or deleted at the time.
To dismount a recovery point drive
  1. Do one of the following:
    • In Windows Explorer, navigate to the mounted recovery point.
    • In Recovery Point Browser, in the tree view, locate the mounted recovery point.
      Note: To access the recovery point browser, on theToolspage, clickRun Recovery Point Browser.
  2. Right-click the mounted recovery point that is displayed as a drive, and then click Dismount Recovery Point.
See About exploring recovery points.
See Viewing the drive properties of a recovery point.