Verifying file authenticity with Notary Service

If notarization was enabled during backup, you can verify the authenticity of a backed-up file.

To verify the file authenticity

1. Do one of the following:
   • To verify the authenticity of a Google Drive file, select the file as described in steps 1-7 of the "Recovering Google Drive files" section.
   • To verify the authenticity of a G Suite Shared drive file, select the file as described in steps 1-7 of the "Recovering Shared drive files" section.
2. Ensure that the selected file is marked with the following icon: . This means that the file is notarized.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Click Verify.

     The software checks the file authenticity and displays the result.

   • Click Get certificate.

     A certificate that confirms the file notarization is opened in a web browser window. The window also contains instructions that allow you to verify the file authenticity manually.