Windows 10: File History Backup Options

Discus and support File History Backup Options in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; Hi, I have a two part question. First, I turned on File History the first of the month, set the 'Back up my files' to daily and it now reports... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by rboppy, May 21, 2016.

  1. rboppy Win User

    File History Backup Options


    Hi,

    I have a two part question.

    First, I turned on File History the first of the month, set the 'Back up my files' to daily and it now reports that the last backup was on 5/9/2016, about a week after I set it up, and viewing the data seems to support that, nothing dated past May 9. Is there something else I need to do or do I have a problem?

    Second, if I select 'Keep my backups' 1 month, does it delete them all after 1 month, or does it just get rid of the older versions of the backups?

    Thanks!

    Jim

    :)
     
    rboppy, May 21, 2016
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  2. gwfME Win User

    Why is "Last Backup" date a week old when files are set to back up "Daily"?

    I am talking about the File History feature. The path and files you refer to do exist on my external drive.

    However, when you go to Start / Settings / Update & Security / Backup / more options (under Back up using File History), the next dialog presumably applies to "File History" because the "more options" was under File History. Yet the screen is titled "Backup
    Options".

    File History is a form of backup, so what does the information on the "Backup Options" screen apply to? And specifically, there is a "Last Backup: <date>". Does this date refer to the most recent File History copies, or something else? On this same screen,
    there is a "Back up now" control. Does this force a File History to be launched, or some other function?

    Windows 10 is VERY confusing on this point. It seems to support the Windows 7 Backup and Restore, but that is an entirely different screen. Are there two native Windows 10 Backup modes (Back up, and File History)? Or just one (File History)?

    So, what does the "Last Backup: <date>" mentioned above refer to?

    Any information you can offer to dispel my confusion will be greatly appreciated...
     
    gwfME, May 21, 2016
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  3. gwfME Win User
    Why is "Last Backup" date a week old when files are set to back up "Daily"?

    In reviewing the Task Scheduler information for File History, Task Scheduler reports that File History was "completed successfully" on 1/2/2017 at 9:46:01 am, yet when I go to Settings / Backup / Backup Options that shows the last backup was last done on
    12/30/2016 at 5:41 pm.

    So, while I am now fairly certain that the "Last backup" date is not being updated every time a File History is completed, either

    - completing File History "successfully" does not necessarily mean that any files were copied, or

    - "Last backup" does NOT refer to a File History update (which is not clear on the settings dialogs), or
     
    gwfME, May 21, 2016
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