Windows 10: File history of an external drive with path mapped to a folder

In order to get my huge iTunes library to work at a reasonable speed I mapped an 8 TB external drive which had previously had a letter assigned I'll call it the M: drive to a folder on my computer's internal C: drive using the Disk Management program. The M: drive has all the music and video files in my iTunes media folder. Since the database and album art are on the C: drive which is a fast SSD drive, iTunes zips along. When it goes to look for a media file it finds it on the external hard drive that has been linked to the folder called "iTunes Media" located in the iTunes folder. That folder now looks like an 8 TB folder on my 256 MB SSD. This works just fine for iTunes. The problem is that I can no longer back-up my iTunes library using Windows File History. When I try to add that folder, or anything in that folder to the list of things to back up I get error 0x80070032. Is there any way to fix this so that File History will back up my media library?

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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

 

File Explorer - Path for a mapped drive

Sometimes I want to get the full path that i have mapped and copy and paste to send to someone.

I can usually just do a rt click and rename and copy it from there. BUT, if i had edited the path to make it just a one word name or something in the past, i cant get that path, unless i go to Map Network drive and find it in the list of drives i have mapped.

Now when i do that, you guys have made the box very narrow so i cant see the full path so it makes it really difficult to find it. Please widen that path in the drop down folder for the Mapped drive in File Explorer. Why so narrow???? Needs to be changed
so i can find longer paths in a list of similar paths, but slightly different. It creates frustration. i guess no one there has a bunch of long paths mapped and then edited as a shorter name and doesnt need to copy and paste the path to anyone else. i have
run into this issue several times. Widen that box there. thanks.

 

How to remove folders from File History

That did it - Thank you Mila!