Windows 10: File history has quit working

I have my File History set for every 12 hours, and keep for 1 month, it has been working since June or July, so I check it once a week to verify that it's still working. It stopped last week, right after I checked it. All the settings are the same, any ideas?

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Using file history

I am using file history for the first time on Windows 10, backing up to an external drive. Does the file history indicate when it is finished? It has been running for quite some time now. Thanks!

 

File History Has Stopped Working

Hello,

This issue might have occurred due to some corrupted system files on your computer. For us to efficiently assist you, could you tell us if there were any changes made on your computer prior to the issue?

Meanwhile, we advise that you run the System Update Readiness tool to resolve
Windows corruption errors. After running the System Update Readiness tool, we suggest running the
System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files on your
computer.

Keep us posted so that we can further help.

 

File History (FH) is prone to problems. My usual fix is :

• Stop FH
• Delete the FH config files at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration
• Restart FH and select to use the same backup drive as before

 

Thanks Steve sounds promising, I'll give it a try.