Windows 10: FileHistory Very Unreliable

I get it to work by disabling system protection or by deleting the config files and all original FileHistory files, but it didn't even like 8 hours before it stopped backing up files. This is the error I get in event viewer:

Unable to start a backup cycle for configuration

C:\Users\Home\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

I'm the latest version of Windows 10 with all updates, the FileHistory backs up to a external USB 3.0 hard drive, the system restore poiints save to the C drive naturally. Please someone help this is annoying as hell, I noticed it stopped working on the 1st of this month and has been constantly a pain!

I disabled system protection and now it started working, for 2 hours! Now it's giving the same error in the logs:

Unable to start a backup cycle for configuration C:\Users\Home\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

Latest Windows 10 updates, excluding the optional 2020-07 Cumulative Update Preview (KB4568831)

It should be noted I don't have a C:\Users\Home\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

folder or location I do have a

C:\Users\Home\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration

Location with these 6 files in it

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FileHistory stops working

Hello

In have FileHistory backup not working correctly.

After my desktop backup for the portioned drives C: and D: stopped say 6 weeks ago. I have tried a number of suggestions from the form but have not got things working until yesterday 27/6/2020.

After using the same USB extension drive to back up my laptop which worked.

I tried the same usb derive with the desktop and found that by selecting the drive as new a new list of folders to be backedup was created only for drive C: and the FileHistory back up worked again.

Now IF I add any folder on derive D: to the backup list FileHistory stops working.

If I remove the D: related folder FileHistory works again.

When FileHistory stops working event viewer shows the 1st error message .

In the past when FileHistory didn't work EV showed both errors.

Unable to scan user librariles for changes and perform backup.

C:\Users\pflet\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

File/directory was not backed up due to being encrypted or insefficent permissions.

D:\System Volume Information.

As enyone seen this?

Could this be the System volume information folder on D: ?

Can this folder be replaced / repaired ? I carn't see it being encrypted. Dont Know about permissions.

Thanks in advance. Paul

 

windows 10 FileHistory

Thanks for replying . I've been away from the computer.

I have had another try this afternoom.

I did think we where getting some where when FileHstory produced a 2nd backup on the E: drive, but still failed to include My documents , My photos and other folders all the most likly to have changed over time.

So again fileHistory is excluding key folders that appen to be linked to liberys this all worked ok about 3 weeks back.

However it did include a "Test folder" this time.

So I have deleted from C: users ect the files in the configuration folder and the FileHistory folder on the E: drive.

I also used settings – backup and requested stop using the E: drive.

Thinking this would set all back to the beginning.

I then reinstated the E: , that prodused the default backup folder list for folders on the C: drive. But the list did have some of the folders listed on the D: drive so it was a prevous list, not a full reset.

I was hoping this would making a complete restart.

I have tryed the dackup button

and backup as place a new filehistory folder on the E: drive but with a number of configuration and date folders labeled 1 to 6 all empty.

So for the monent the progect as gone backwords.

 

FileHistory in Windows 10 Build 17763.253 completes incomplete

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



File History only backs up copies of files that are in the Documents,
Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop folders and the OneDrive files available offline on your PC. If you have files or folders elsewhere that you want backed up, you can add them to one of these folders. I would suggest you to format the new
drive and then try to initiate file History back up once again.



You can try resetting File history. To reset file history, disable (turn it off) it and follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Go to the folder %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory. You can copy and paste this path to the address bar of File Explorer.
   
2. Delete all files and folders you see.
   

Once you perform the above steps, you can try setting up file history once again. If you need any additional assistance, please reply back with the exact error message.



Regards,