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 > Never trust anything from the internet.\
 > Download and verify what it does. It should be somewhat readable.
+
+### How can I restore lost files?
+
+You can manually connect to your borg repository. You'll need
+  * location of your SSH key (`SSH_KEY`)
+  * SSH user name (`SSH_USER`)
+  * SSH host (`SSH_HOST`)
+  * directory where the borg repo lives (`BORG_REPO`)
+  * name of the borg repo (`BORG_NAME`)
+`
+Use the following command to export a tar archive:
+
+`````
+BORG_RSH="ssh -i SSH_KEY" borg export-tar ssh://SSH_USER@SSH_HOST/BORG_REPO::BORG_NAME TAR_NAME DIR_NAME
+```
+Borg will create a tar file with the name `TAR_NAME` and outputs all contents from the directory `DIR_NAME` into it.
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