Windows 10: File History - removal of deleted files

Discus and support File History - removal of deleted files in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; In the "Delete older versions of files and folders" dialog which I'm not able to insert, despite saving the image as a file the prompt says that:"All... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by mjg9, May 10, 2023.

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    File History - removal of deleted files


    In the "Delete older versions of files and folders" dialog which I'm not able to insert, despite saving the image as a file the prompt says that:"All other files and folders, such as versions that were excluded or removed from your libraries, are also deleted."What does this mean? If, for example, I specify that Cleanup should remove all files older than one year, and the backup includes two files: - One deleted from my system 18 months ago - One deleted from my system 6 months agoWill executing cleanup of files older than one year delete both of these files? Or just the one that was d

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