Windows 10: 20H2 In-place upgrade cant keep personal settings and files on 20H2 clean install

Discus and support 20H2 In-place upgrade cant keep personal settings and files on 20H2 clean install in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; When trying in-place upgrade on a clean windows 10 pro 64 install I cant keep personal settings and files, only option is to keep nothing. It says... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by RomanFdemortormen, Nov 1, 2020.

  1. 20H2 In-place upgrade cant keep personal settings and files on 20H2 clean install


    When trying in-place upgrade on a clean windows 10 pro 64 install I cant keep personal settings and files, only option is to keep nothing.


    It says maybe my windows is installed in different folder / older version of windows.

    - The same again on a second fresh installation of windows 20h2 on my system.


    - Both on SATA drive and on new clean NvMe in RAID 0 config.


    - Reseting bios does not help


    - sfc, dism, - no change


    - windows is installed in default folder


    - everything was/is on default


    - never had this issues prior to 20H2


    - I use latest 20H2 iso version, downloaded multiple times with same results


    Asus rog strix X570-e, ryzen 3600xt, 2xnvme ssd in raid 0, 32 gb ram 3600 mhz, gtx 1080, 2xsata ssd, current build 19042.610

    :)
     
    RomanFdemortormen, Nov 1, 2020
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  2. Ghot Win User

    Windows 10 20H2 Upgrade

    Here's my half baked theory, for what it's worth...

    I think MS has decided to assume that anyone doing an In-Place upgrade from a feature update to the same feature update (like 20H2 to 20H2), must "really" be trying to do a clean install, and not an In-Place upgrade.

    Cause only an insane person would try to "upgrade" from a feature update to the same feature update.
    Ergo... they must want to do a clean install instead. SO... they disabled the option to save files and apps... for us.


    Again, this is only a half baked guess.
    Maybe someone with 18 spare comps could test this.



    Has anyone ever tried to do an In-Place upgrade from 20H1 to 20H1, or from 1909 to 1909?
    If so, did it also disable the ability to save files and apps?

    IF an In-Place upgrade from 20H1 to 20H1, or from 1909 to 1909, DOES allow you to save files and apps, is the inability to do the same with 20H2 to 20H2, a new... stupid idea from MS, rather than a glitch?




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    Ghot, Nov 1, 2020
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  3. Windows 10 20h2 Problem

    I clean installed 20H2 but unfortunately i don't know which version i had previously.

    Currently I'm trying to install the 1803 version, since it's an old laptop.

    Or should i install the ones you suggested me?

    Thank you
     
    CreepyMemes, Nov 1, 2020
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  4. Morku Win User

    20H2 In-place upgrade cant keep personal settings and files on 20H2 clean install

    FIle History: Element not found when clean up old files since 2004/20H2

    Hi,

    this request is similiar to File History: Element Not Found Error on Windows 10 May 2004

    Other then he say, an In-place Upgrade did not solve the issue (did from 2004 to 20H2).

    I am using file history since it was introduced in Windows 8 and it was always working as expected until 2004 arrived.

    This is my configuration:

    • I am using a networkdrive connected with SMB, so the path to backup is \\diskstation\Sicherung ASRock
    • The NAS is is a Synology Diskstation DS218+
    • my settings are to backup every 1 hour (does work) and clean up files obsolote files automatically after 1 month (does not work anymore)
    • I am only backup folders from my D: drive (not the userfiles in the Default settings)
    So since file history does not delete files older than 1 month, when I want clean it manually, I get the "Element not found" error.

    Troubleshooting steps:

    • I stoped and enabled file history -> same issue
    • I deleted the file history files and start again -> same issue
    • I also delete all file history backup files and also reseted the file history with the help of that: Reset File History to Default in Windows 10 -> same issue
    • Today I did the In-Place upgrade. I used the official 20H2 MVS ISO file, started again a new file history from beginning and tried the option again -> but it's the same issue
    So when we can expect a fix here?

    No, I can't use the Feedback Hub, because it force me to enable Telemtry.
     
    Morku, Nov 1, 2020
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