Windows 10: How to access File History of a lost PC

My laptop was lost on a train, and I want to restore some files from its File History backup. I can access to network drive where the laptop's File History is stored from my desktop PC. But when I "Select Drive" in the File History interface in Control Panel and navigate to the location of the laptop's file history backup, it thinks I want to begin backing up files from the desktop PC to that location. Indeed, when I return from selecting the drive, it automatically turns itself on and starts backing up files!To be clear, the desktop PC is already using File History to back up its own files. I

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File history on USB security user access

Hi,

To isolate this concern, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

• Open File History folder.
• Select all the files that you don't want to be accessed.
• Right-click on the highlighted files and choose Properties.
  
• Go to Security tab.
• Click on Advanced.
• Select all the user account that you don't want to have access on your File History folder.
• Click on Disable inheritance.
• Lastly, click on OK.

Let us know how it goes.

 

File History on/off status issues

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Are you able to access your missing Email files on Web mail?
   
2. Which drive was selected to set up your back up on file history?
   
   
   

Probably the files might have been deleted when you perform the cleanup operation.

However, you may try the suggested steps to recover files from file History.



Restore files from File History

You may also refer this

Video link for more information regarding restoring files.



Hope it helps.

Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator

 

Event 202 File History Core- Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\File History\Cofiguration\Config

Hello Ron,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Please provide us more information to help you better:

• 
  Have you lost any files?
  
• 
  Have you made any changes to the PC prior to this issue?
  

I suggest you to copy the event log error and send us the information to help you better.

Steps:

1. In the Search bar type Event Viewer and press
Enter.

2. In the right side pane you get Windows logs and in that select
application.

3. Please click on the specific error and right click on it and then select copy as text.

4. Go to the notepad and paste it.



Meanwhile I suggest you to try the following steps and check if it helps.

Reselect the Backup Disk under File History Control Panel:

1. Turn it off in the File History control panel

2. Close the control panel

3. Go to your File History directory C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory and set aside the Data and Configuration directories (Check the event for the exact directory location)

4. Open File History Control Panel.

5. Reselect the backup disk and apply/save the changes.

Hope the above information is helpful. Reply with the necessary information to help you better.