File History is a built-in, continuous backup tool of Windows 10. Its basic function is to periodically back up the User’s Libraries (Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos) to another hard drive. The target hard drive of this backup can be an external drive, a network share (such as a NAS device), or a Storage Space (Windows new RAID tool).
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How to backup and How to restoreHow to Backup
- Type File History in the search box (Locating the search box in Windows 10) and choose Backup settings
- Click the + to add a drive
- Select the drive for backup. If unable to add a network location as a 'File History' backup destination, see $EN_ANSWER_2676
- Click More options
- Set the backup frequency, versions, and additional folders that need to be added to the backup
- To exclude folders from the backup, click + to add folders to the excluded list
- Click Back up now
- Type File History in the search box (Locating the search box in Windows 10) and choose Restore your files with File History
- Choose version to restore from
- Select the folders or files to restore and click the green button to restore to Original location
- To restore to a different location, click the settings icon and choose Restore to
- Select the folder to restore the backup to and click Select Folder
How to restore
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