Windows 10: File History: how do I remove all tracked folders?

Does someone use File History? By default File History is tracking a lot of folders and I find it really annoying to remove them one-by-one. Is there any way to remove them all? Only desktop content is critical for me, so I don't see why should be there anything else.

BTW, there's no option in the New UI allowing you to point it to a hidden network share. Hey, MS, it's ridiculous

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How to remove folders from File History

That does not work. Even though I do the delete from the "Back up these folders" from the list, it still backs it up - and when I close out of Settings and then go back in, the folder re-appears in the list.

However, Mila's suggestion worked. Is it possible that folders in my Library cannot be removed from the "Back up these folders" list?

 

How to remove folders from File History

• I had the same problem, and I solved in this way:
  Control Panel -> System and Security-> File History -> Turn off
  Settings -> Update & Security -> Backup -> More options -> Stop using this drive
  Delete the File History folder in your external drive.
  Start using File History again.
  After performing these steps, I can easily add folders to "Excluded Folders" and they remain excluded. I checked in the actual files and folders saved on the external disk, and it works.
  I did not modify the default settings about how often and how long backup is saved, File History is working ok now. So I guess it is important to click "Stop using this drive" in order to reset File History.
  Hope this will be helpful

 

How to remove folders from File History

That did it - Thank you Mila!