{"id":68151,"date":"2021-02-10T08:30:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=68151"},"modified":"2021-02-16T08:14:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:14:22","slug":"file-history-windows-10-backup-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/file-history-windows-10-backup-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use File History to backup files on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Windows 10, “File History”<\/strong> is a feature to quickly create incremental backups of your files on an external or network drive to prevent data loss against storage failure, accidental deletion, or corruption.<\/p>\n

By default, File History backs up your files stored in Documents, Pictures, Videos, Music, and Desktop folders, including the OneDrive files locally stored on the device. If you have files on a different location, you have to add those locations in the File History settings to ensure they get backed up.<\/p>\n

On Windows 10<\/a>, this file backup feature remains pretty much unchanged, but now you can also configure it using the Settings app. Using Settings, you can turn on automatic backup and access many options, such as how often file backups are made, how long data should be kept, include and exclude folders, and configure a different drive to create automatic backups with File History.<\/p>\n

Once the feature is configured, it will create a copy of your personal files that have changed since the last time the backup was performed. Over time, these incremental backups will pile up for you to recover any of them as needed, and you can even restore different versions of each file.<\/p>\n

In this guide<\/a>, you will learn the steps to set up File History on an external drive, or network folder, using the Settings app on Windows 10. In addition, you’ll see the steps to recover files as needed.<\/p>\n