Windows 10: How do I get Windows folders to stop remembering history of a particular Drive or Directory?

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  1. How do I get Windows folders to stop remembering history of a particular Drive or Directory?


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    How do I get Windows folders to stop remembering history of a particular Drive or Directory?



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    For example over here, I want to get Windows to stop remembering history of certain folders I may open, does anyone know by any chance?

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    /u/unix21311, Jan 25, 2021
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  2. Bree Win User

    File History has created a duplicate directory?

    You probably got to this step (Option Three, step 3 in the tutorial Select Drive for File History in Windows 10 ) selected the drive in the top panel, then clicked OK


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    Depending on the answers you gave in steps 4 and 5 you would have either copied your old history into the new folder or started a fresh history. Either way you would have created a new folder for your history, your 'JAY-DESKTOPDELL (2)' folder.

    What you should have done if you wanted to continue using the original folder was to select the existing back-up in the bottom panel before clicking OK, as I have done here.


    How do I get Windows folders to stop remembering history of a particular Drive or Directory? [​IMG]



    JAY-DESKTOPDELL is your original history. Whether you copied the history into the new folder or not, it should still contain the older backups. You can check that it still does by browsing that folder. The 'JAY-DESKTOPDELL\Data\C\Users\<YourUsename>' folder contains the back-up copies of the files and folders, each file with its backup date appended to its filename. Do not modify anything here, it's safe to look but do not touch. (It's also safe to copy a file from here back to your PC as a alternative manual way to restore a file without the need to use the File History tool)

    If you are happy that the original folder has all the history you need, then you can stop file history then delete the 'JAY-DESKTOPDELL (2)' folder. Then you can reconnect to the history drive, this time remembering to select the existing back-up.
     
  3. 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
     
    mila parker, Jan 25, 2021
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  4. How do I get Windows folders to stop remembering history of a particular Drive or Directory?

    How to stop File History on the old drive and start File History on a new drive?

    I use the external drive
    for File History and have a lot of information there. I want to restart the File History process on a new drive and place the previous File History drive off-site.

    Please suggest the steps to stop File History on the old drive and start File History on a new drive.
     
    CindyRomero, Jan 25, 2021
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