![]() This stops your computer from backing up files to the selected backup drive and also disables File History Backups on your computer.Īfter this, you can switch to a New Backup Drive by clicking on Add a Drive option on the Backup screen and selecting the New Backup Drive. How to Stop File History Backups and Change Backup DriveĪt any time, you can stop File History Backups on your computer or switch to a different File History Backup Drive by clicking on Stop Using Drive option. Similarly, you can select other Folders and remove them from File History Backups. However, you can easily exclude or remove folders from File History Backup by clicking on the Folder that you want to remove and selecting the Remove option. How to Remove Folders From File History Backup?Īs mentioned above, the default setting in Windows 10 is to automatically select Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Video, OneDrive and Roaming App Data Folders for backup. You can Add more Folders by clicking on Add a folder option. ![]() You can take a look at the List folders being included in File History Backups on your computer under “Backup these Folders” section. In addition to above, OneDrive Folder and Roaming Folders on your computer that store application data will also be included in a typical File History Backup. This includes, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Video folders. The default setting in Windows 10 is to back up all the main folders located in the User Account. What Folders are Included in File History Backup? If you select Until Space is Needed, the File History tool will be automatically deleting older Backups to create space for new Backups. Keep My Backups: You can Set File History to keep Backups for 1, 3, 6, 9 months, 1, 2 years or Until Space is Needed or Keep them Forever (default setting). The default option is to Backup Files Daily and Keep the Backups stored Forever on the Backup Drive.īackup My Files: You can select from 10, 15, 20, 30 minutes, 1, 3, 6, 12 hours or Once per day. On the next screen, you can select a different Back Up My Files time and a different Keep My Backups option by clicking on the Down Arrows. However, you can always change File History Backup time and select a different Backup save option by clicking on More Options. How to Change File History Backup TimeĪs mentioned above, the default File History Setting is to backup Files on an hourly basis and keep the Backups stored Forever on your selected Backup Drive. This will start the process of Backing up all the Main Folders in your User Account to the selected Backup Drive. You can also initiate a Manual File History Backup at any time on your computer by clicking on More options > Backup Now button. Once the Backup Drive is selected, you will see Automatically Back up my Files option appearing and this will be turned ON by default.Īfter this, Windows will automatically start backing up your files to the external backup drive on an hourly basis (default setting). ![]() ![]() On the pop-up, select the External Drive that you want to use for File History’s backups.ģ. In the right-pane, scroll down and click on Add a drive option.Ģ. ![]() Go to Settings > Update & Security > Backup. How to Backup Files Using File History in Windows 10įollow the steps below to make a backup of all your files and data using File History on a Window 10 computer.ġ. Select an option from the list below for restoring a previous version of a file or folder and turning on the File History feature in Windows.In addition to backing up main User Folders, File History also monitors these Folders for changes, and automatically backs up any New File that you create or modify on your computer. By default, the File History feature is turned off in Windows and must be turned on to begin storing file and folder history independent of restore points. Additionally, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11 include a File History feature that allows users to restore a previous version of a file or folder without creating restore points. Windows restore points allow users to restore a file or folder from a previous restore point. However, users don't always need to roll back all their settings, but only the state of one file or folder. This feature is important as it allows users to correct problems with the operating system and its installed software. You can think of it as a snapshot of all your files and settings at a specific date and time. Windows supports the ability to roll back to a previously saved version of the operating system. ![]()
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