How to restore an iPhone from a specific folder that iTunes doesen't recognize as a backup but in fact it is a backup?

Hi, I have an iphone 5 on wich I made factory reset. When I wanted to restore yesterday a backup from iTunes (22.5.2013.) in the middle of restoring there was an error saying that there is not any more space on the computer. After that I can't restore it any more with this backup - the last backup that is available is the one made couple of hours ago. BUT I searched for this backup in the App Files of my WinXP and found that backup folder with many files in there but I don't know how to make my iTunes to restore an iPhone with this specific folder - it seems that iTunes doesen't recognize this folder as a backup but in fact that is a backup.
Thanks for help.
Regards, Borna

Hello olip0101,
From the following article:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
Restore from a backup
If you have a new iOS device, or if you need to restore your device to resolve an issue, follow these steps:
Connect your iOS device to the computer that has your backup.
Make sure this computer has the latest version of iTunes.
Choose File > Devices > Restore from Back up.
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Regards,
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