If you have accidentally deleted a survey or you have removed a survey that you no longer needed, you have the ability to restore a copy of the survey from your local machine to the WebSurveyor account.  In order to restore your survey, you will need the WebSurveyor Desktop Client.  If you do not have a copy of this client, you can obtain one by following the instructions here. 

Macintosh and Linux Users

Unfortunately, WebSurveyor does not have a desktop client for Macintosh or Linux workstations.  If you have saved a coy of your survey to your workstation you can copy the file to a PC, change the file extension to .wsx and follow the instructions below.

Note:  In order to restore your survey, you MUST have a local copy of the survey.  For information on how to download your survey from the server, please click here.

Restoring Your Survey

1. Open the WebSurveyor Desktop Client.
2. Select File | Open, and browse to the survey on your local workstation.
3. Open the survey in the WebSurveyor Desktop Client.
4. Select File | Save As from the menu bar and the following window will be displayed:
   
   
   
5. Select "Create a new survey based on this survey" and click OK.
6. Browse to the location you wish to save your survey to, and click Save. Your survey is now ready to be published.
7. Click on the Publish Survey link on the left, and name your survey in the appropriate field.
8. Click Publish Now to publish your survey.  You will now receive notification that your survey has been published.