Windows 10: File history not working. Directory was not backed up because it is a reparse point:

I was getting errors like the ones below.


Event ID: 202 Unusual condition was encountered during scanning user libraries for changes and performing backup of modified files for configuration

Event ID: 106 Directory was not backed up because it is a reparse point: If you want it to be protected, remove the reparse point.




As usual no answers here just stupid random time wasting solutions many involving reinstalling your operating system (lol).


Anyhow what I did was closed down my browsers and other running stuff, disconnected my backup drive and reconnected

it again, they ran the backup (file history) and it worked fine.


So......... worth trying that isn't it.


Merry Xmas.

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File History and reparse points.

It turns out that File History hasn't been keeping a history of my important files. Ever. The error events say that the various folders in my home directory are reparse points. For example, it complains that C:\Users\whn\Documents is a reparse point.
If I open that file's properties, it says that it is a folder, however there is a tab labeled Location which says "Files in the Documents folder are stored in the target location below." In the location below it says that the files are stored at "C:\Users\whn\Documents".
That is to say, the reparse point is a folder that is stored where the reparse point is. ??

This can't be good. And it can't be normal, else File History would not be working for anybody. Any suggestions on how to fix it? I guess I could, for each of Desktop, Documents, etc., move the contents to a temp dir, delete the self-referential
link, the rename the temp dir back to Desktop, Documents, etc... But that doesn't sound good.

So, I created a new user account, signed in, and discovered that it has the same pattern as my main account (desktop and documents are reparse points that refer to themselves). Which means it is normal for this version of Windows and that File History shouldn't
be working for anyone anywhere. How can that be?

A couple of points: This is Windows 10 Pro version 1803. This machine is four years old and was originally a Windows 8 machine that got the free upgrade to 10.

I hope you can help, thanks!

 

File History and reparse points.

The details you posted indicate that the folder "Documents" is a physical folder, not a reparse point, as you appear to have found out by yourself.

 

Windows 10 File History backup fails for every directory: "Directory is not backed up because it is a reparse point"

Appears to be problem reported as "Your data is not yet backed up"

Windows 10 Home version 1803 current as of 7/11/2018.

Since application of

KB4284848 on 7/05/2018

File History has stopped working. It no longer backs up any directories.

The Error log message is "Directory id not backed up because it is a reparse point."

After the failure,

1) I ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth

"The operation completed successfully"

2) Then I ran sfc /scannow

"Windows Resource Protection Aid did not find any intergrity violations"

3) Then, again, I ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth

"The operation completed successfully"

4) Then I rebooted again

5) Windows Settings > Update & Security > Backup > more options > File History backup options.

Starting status is "Your data is not yet backed up"

Select "Back up now"

Briefly I get the message "Backing up your data"

Then the status returns to "Your data is not yet backed up":

6) Control Panel > System aand Security > File History > Advanced settings >

Open File History event logs to view recent events or errors recorded in

Microosoft-Windows-FileHistory-Engine/File History backup log

Final message is Error Event ID 201

Unable to scan user libraries for changes and perform backup of modified files for configuration C:\Users\ben\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Conf "

Preceding messages are all Warning Event ID 106: for example,

Directory was not backed up because it is a reparse point

C:\Users\ben\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\/Net Cachje\Low\Content.IE5

Among the 60 or so failed directories are

C:|Users\ben\My Documents

C:\Users\ben\Local Settings

C:\Users\ben\Cookies

C:\Users\ben\Application Data



How would a "reparse point" have been created,

and how do I delete it?

Or is the warning message incorrect?