Techniques to backup and restore virtual desktop data are disclosed. User data associated with a plurality of virtual desktop users is backed up at a central data storage location. A request is received from a requesting user to restore data associated with the requesting user's virtual desktop. Data associated with the requesting user's virtual desktop is retrieved from said user data as backed up at the central data storage location said. The retrieved data associated with the requesting user's virtual desktop is used to provide a response to the request to restore said data associated with the requesting user's virtual desktop.