Windows 10: File History Stopped Working...

Maybe my experience will help.
I wanted TWO current FH folders - one on each of two backup drives, just in case of a total disaster during a reinstall onto an erased disk.
I used Control Panel Run Now onto Backup #1, then stopped FH, formatted Backup #2, reconfigured Backup #2 for FH and left it running overnight.
As I still haven't rebuilt Windows, I have since reconfigured again to use Backup #1 again, and re-executed CPanel Run Now.
Since then, FH appears to be taking its correct, hourly backups. Some are skipped, I'm sure because the system was idle. Those that have occurred have been after user data file activity.
There is no Event log or other obvious trace I can see in Task Scheduler, but the FH service is running.

I conclude that there is no panic until MS unleash TimeLine on us, and choose to withdraw FH support again.
In the meantime, I'm changing my policy from taking Monthly Reflect Free Images + running FH hourly
to buying a paid for copy of Reflect, and using its incremental option to backup the user data.

Personally I thought FH was ideal for those wanting a local backup (usually because of cloud upload speed and/or capacity issues). I think it v regrettable that MS could even consider killing an efficient backup solution on which users are actually relying. To my mind, this is not the quality of service that "Windows as a Service" should be delivering.

 

I have given up on FileHistory. Nothing seems to make it work like it used to and the system is throwing more and more BSODs. These started shortly after I tried to replace the old FH drive. I have turned FH off, deleted the trigger, and disconnected the new drive. Sometimes I rue leaving W7.

 

Those of you ceasing File History operations, I want to learn from you, what kind of routine, regular, backup operations will take FH's place? Onto reliable external media -- full images of OS and Data partitions followed by Incremental and / or differential backups? Using stuff from Macrium Reflect, EaseUS, AOMEI, or other sources?