Windows 10: Does File History backup Changed/Added Files or All Monitored Files?

Discus and support Does File History backup Changed/Added Files or All Monitored Files? in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; Windows 10 Pro v1803 I'm sure when I first used File History with Windows 8.x or Windows 10 (can't quite remember) it backed up everything then backed... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by bradavon, Jun 18, 2018.

  1. bradavon Win User

    Does File History backup Changed/Added Files or All Monitored Files?


    Windows 10 Pro v1803

    I'm sure when I first used File History with Windows 8.x or Windows 10 (can't quite remember) it backed up everything then backed up news files plus copies of changed files.

    I noticed the other day loads of files were missing in the File History backup (e.g. many files the Documents folder). I "Turned Off" File History, Deleted the FileHistory folder from my backup drive entirely and also deleted this folder:

    C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory

    I restarted the PC and setup File History again. I'm happy with the Default folders it backs up (I Exclude my Music and Video folders).

    As far as I can see it's working but it never did an initial backup of the all the folders it's monitoring and as I've not changed much in my Documents folder the past few days it's empty in the File History "Restore personal files" window.

    If I change a file this gets backed up and if I add a file this gets backed up.

    But it's a pretty useless backup tool if it doesn't do the initial backup of everything. It's only useful if I need to Revert to an older version of a file that's changed since I enabled File History.

    OneDrive is also backing up the same folders to the cloud too, not sure if this conflicts with File History.

    Thanks

    :)
     
    bradavon, Jun 18, 2018
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  2. File History backups

    Hi William,

    To help you with your File History backups issue, we suggest running the
    System File Checker
    with the steps found on this
    thread
    .

    Update us on the results.

    Regards.
     
    Angela Pun, Jun 19, 2018
    #2
  3. S.D.K Win User
    File History & OneDrive on Demand

    I know that "files on demand" aren't saved on my computer. However, I still have the following problems:

    • After starting a new File History backup from scratch (as suggested in the first response) the majority of my Onedrive , including almost all files that are marked as "Always Keep on this Device" are not backed up.
    • Even for files marked as "Files on Demand" - surely File History should be able to back them up anyway? The whole point of a good backup system is that you have copies of files in multiple places (and OneDrive's cloud system only counts as 1). The creation
      of the file history would be download heavy as it copies every file to my backup device, but after that it should only have to download single files as changes are made.
     
    S.D.K, Jun 19, 2018
    #3
  4. Rose Cal Win User

    Does File History backup Changed/Added Files or All Monitored Files?

    File History

    Hi Anastasia,

    File History creates a backup of your files automatically and stores the backup on an external hard drive. It might be disconnected for too long that may cause interruption. To address your inquiry, we suggest that you follow the steps in this
    article on how to reconnect your File History drive.

    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Rose Cal, Jun 19, 2018
    #4
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