Windows 10: "Could not reassociate with File History data"

My backup scenario includes File History and two USB sticks that I alternate weekly. Today when I try to use the other USB, this error message appears:Could not reassociate with File History dataThe service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.Here's the sequence of events:in Settings > Backup: stop using current driveremove USB stick A, insert USB stick Bclick Add a driveUSB stick B appears in a listclick USB stick Bclick More options, Backup Options appearsclick See advanced settings, File History appears, File Hist

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, File can not reassociate with the data

Is this a File History backup? Could you follow the instructions in the following article?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

 

Could not reassociate with File History data - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

Hello,

I am having problems changing File History drives so that I can recover data from a PC that has failed. In order to access the File History of the failed PC I follow these steps:

1) File History settings -> Set up File History -> Turn off

2) File History settings -> Set up File History -> Select Drive

3) File History settings -> Select a File History drive -> Choose drive and then the existing backup, click OK

4) Do you want to use this drive for File History again? -> Click Yes

Error dialog "Could not reassociate with File History data - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."

I have verified that no other processes are accessing the drive in question using Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com. Rebooting the machine makes no difference.

Any ideas?

 

"Could not reassociate with File History data"

Helpful post, enlightening, at least. Thank you. I tried most of things suggested here, including renaming not just the file you suggested but the other one associated with the backup device configuration. The solution for me was to go to the services panel
are reverse the "disable" on a couple of Microsoft services... Search and something else... sort by disabled, and think twice why you did that to them.

Immediately found my files and continued backing up history on the laptop to the backup device.

Nice! Isn't that always the way? Not MS fault... my own customizations