Windows 10: How do I move my old File History Backup files from my old USB drive to a new USB drive?

Using File History Back up in Windows 10 I have been backing up my files to a 1TB external USB drive. It is full so I purchased a 5TB external USB drive.Using the 'Send To' function I moved the contents of the 1TB drive to the new 5TB drive.The Back Up folder on the 1TB drive contained 251 GB. Only 53.9 GB actually moved to the new 5 TB drive.When doing this I received a message that I needed administrator privileges. I am the only user and I have full privileges. I went and checkedHow do I get the remaining 197.1 GB moved to the new drive?

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Swapping out the USB drive to use File History.

Thanks for your help. Turns out there were a few more steps required but I was able to start using the new drive for my File History by following your suggestions with these extra steps.

1. Turn off File History via settings (This MUST be the first step)

2. Plug-in new USB drive and quick format as NTFS (record new drive letter for use in later step)

3. Remove old File History drive from the system

4. Restart PC

5. Use the "Backup to a different drive" section in Settings/Update/Backup/more options to assign new drive to File History

6. Turn on File History

7. Use the "Back up now" button to start the first backup to the new drive.

Note: The old drive will still contain the old File History files if you ever need to resort them.

 

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.

 

File History on several USB drives

Using File History to backup user files on W10 PC. Would like to rotate USB drives weekly, but File History does not recognize the new USB drive. Is there a way to have multiple USB drives switched out weekly for off-site storage?