Windows 10: How to change list of folders/files in File History back utility

Discus and support How to change list of folders/files in File History back utility in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I was trying the File History backup utility and of course it defaulted to a preset of folders/files as I did not "Remove" any. Actually what I really... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by trivejb, May 10, 2016.

  1. TRIVEJB
    trivejb Win User

    How to change list of folders/files in File History back utility


    I was trying the File History backup utility and of course it defaulted to a preset of folders/files as I did not "Remove" any. Actually what I really want to is only backup a single folder that I warehouse selected data in (C\special docs) What I need to do is remove all the default folders but once File History was turned on there does not seem to be a way to go back and edit/delete the default folders. Yes I can "Exclude Folders" but without having a list of what the default ones are this is difficult. Is their a way to reset the File History default list? There does not seem to be any options to do this.
    Thanks

    :)
     
    trivejb, May 10, 2016
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  2. PERPLEXED USER99
    Perplexed user99 Win User

    recyle bin files created by Windows backup using file history

    Hello

    I use the file history utility to back up key files on my harddrive, it works well with one exception.

    It appears to create files in a hidden folder called $recycle.bin. This folder is a pain to empty.

    How can I stop file history creating these files?
     
    Perplexed user99, May 10, 2016
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  3. GORDONLEONARD
    GordonLeonard Win User
    Is File History Working properly for some people?

    Is file history working properly for you? If so please let me know.

    If file history does work on some machines then I need to assume I have some problem other than a software bug.

    File History on my machine does two things that render it useless. The issues have been posted here previously and they are:

    1. When I turn file history on I quickly get numerous ( 7 or more) backup copies of all the files that are designated to be backed up by file history. This includes files that have not been opened, or manipulated so they should not have multiple saved
    identical copies.

    2. File History selects a large list of folders to backup. I remove the undesired folders from the list and they are still backed up. I place the undesired folders in the exclude folders list and they are still backed up and they are added back on the
    list of folders to back up by the program so that those folders appear on both the backup list and the exclude list.

    Between the unwanted folders and multiple copies, I fill up a 2 TB drive in a matter of weeks.
     
    GordonLeonard, May 10, 2016
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