Windows 10: UTC datestamp on my drives...

Its been always an issue since Windows 8 that Windows gets confused with what is that and where does that one goes.. Here is my question: If File History built in is creating this file date stamp and it does create an issue for the ongoing use of the data on my drives simply because I choose to use another backup software and I am using external drives all the time to help with the system drives overload. Why isn't there a way to disable File History if you have Macrium Reflect for instance.

Backing up Windows is always been a difficult subject even for the IT professionals moreover for the home user that is not less concerned for the loss of data therefore trying to do better jobs at backing up important data.

Reinstalling Windows is less challenging than restoring data or in this case locating data because once the UTC timestamp is done there is no PLACESTAMP sort of where it was move to.

Thankfully I do use Macrium Reflect but even so I have to open the backup to locate all the missing files on my drive that by the way all UTC timestamped files are of ZERO bytes. :

So, how can this conflict fight between File History and any dedicated good backup software can be eliminated?


Here is something I've found from another concerned Microsoft Windows user. Someone responded to his question like this:

A brief explanation of File History might help.



This tool creates a number of copies of your data files. To distinguish between versions, it appends a date stamp to each file name. This is what you call a "UTC backup".



While the external backup medium is connected, File History will copy your data files to this medium. When the medium is disconnected, File History will copy your files to a buffer area on the internal disk. This buffer area is cleared automatically when you reconnect your external medium.



If your buffer area is no longer cleared then File History is probably confused, perhaps because you changed or manipulated your external backup medium. To deconfuse it I would do this:

1. Create an image of your system drive, using a tool such as Macrium Reflect.
2. Do some spot checks to ensure that you could retrieve individual files from the image.
3. Wipe the file history folder on your external and internal disks.
4. Start afresh with File History.

Again, why use File History if you want to handle all your data backups with a third party software package?

:)

 

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a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

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