Windows 10: Struggling to Back Up using Windows 10 Settings Utility

I am seeking to back-up my Windows 10 Pro PC's hard drive to an external Iomega hard drive. Space not an issue. C drive is 165MB and there is 1TB of space on the Iomega which is formatted to NTFS (default). I am using the backup utility accessed via Windows Settings. Nothing is happening!

I go: Windows Settings / Update & Security / Backup (using file history). Getting into the Options below that level, it defaults to my own files and the public folders. I’d ideally back up all files on the C drive – both mine and the rest of the family’s.

BUT whether it’s “just me” or “all of C”, if I “back up now” it starts to do its thing for a few seconds then gives up. Nothing writing to the external drive BUT I can save individual files to it. External drive seems OK. I have also managed a System Image Back Up via Control Panel but I really want to do a “files only” back up too.

Is this a common error? How can I get the Windows utility to work?

The PC is a Dell XPS 8500. It is of some vintage; maybe 6 / 7 years old but is working well. I’ve been happy to save critical files to a USB key to date BUT am about to start a postgrad course at Uni, lots of files to save down / produce so I need a more robust approach now.

Thanks

Gordon

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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GrooveMonitor Utility on fresh copy of windows 10

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

As I understand that groove monitor utility is running as a startup process on a windows 10 computer which you have not installed.

I would suggest you to check the file location of groove monitor utility and check where is the file location it has been installed.

Follow the steps to find the file location of the particular process.

• 
  Press Alt + Ctrl + Delete
  
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  Open task manager
  
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  Click on Process tab
  
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  Right click on Groove Monitor Utility and click on file location
  

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