Windows 10: Backup folder settings from old version of windows 10

So this is sort of a continuation from an older thread i made months ago (Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10).
I'm still trying to save my settings from an 1809 version of windows to 1909 (and probably later versions)
@Paul Black if you see this mate you mentioned to compare it with notepad++ with the compare plugin. Which file am I comparing the bat file or the registry files they create? Because they create 4 registry files and i have no idea to begin at looking what's different

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

How to set a Backup location (Windows XP)?

Hi Greg - It is Windows 7.

The problem is when I attach an external hard drive to use as a backup the device does not come up as a possible backup (if I go through the steps to choose a backup). Nor is it listed as a folder in the Libraries window to drag files into.

I have gone through via Windows help all steps, and yet the drive is still not appearing as a possible Backup location.

(It is listed in Devices).

If you can explain to me how to set this external hard drive up as a backup I'd be grateful!

 

Fresh backup shows files and folders that do not exist on the system

Problem:

• Created fresh old-fashioned backup using "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" to a disk that does not contain a previous backup, FileHistory or WindowsImageBackup
• Opened Control Panel\System and Security\Backup and Restore (Windows 7) to test the content of my backup and hit "Restore my files" to browse through the content.
  
  The backup appears to be containing many references to old folders and files that are no longer existing on my PC.
• When trying to restore such non existing file from the backup, I get the error "The backup file could not be found [...] 0x8100001A". Which is not surprising since the file was not on the system when creating the backup.
• Also, when looking at the Previous Versions tab of a folder's Properties it shows versions of several years ago. When restoring a 2 year old version it finishes successfully, but no old version is restored. Which is not surprising either.

What have I tried?:

• I've cleaned my external disk and recreated the backup with the same results of backup.
• I've switched of System Protection and deleted Restore points and folder still shows Previous Versions of 2 years ago.
• I've deleted shadow copies using vssadmin and folder still shows Previous Versions of 2 years ago.

However...

When opening my backup file in Control Panel\System and Security\Backup and Restore (Windows 7) and clicked "Select another backup to restore files from", the backup does not show old files/folders that do not exist on my system.

Questions:

• How can I get rid of references to old non-existing Previous Versions of my folders?
• How can I get rid of references to old non-existing files and folders when browsing the backup using "Restore my files"