Windows 10: Windows 11 File History

Windows 11 23H2 22631.3672Here's a new one has anyone else seen this?System uses an attached USB 6Tb drive for backup and file history purposes.File History is set to run "Daily" which it does not do, and I've reported this before.A little while ago, I went into File History >Advanced Settings>Cleanup > Cleanup all but latest and got this Pop up window from Windows saying it could not do so because element not found.This is an attached USB drive guess I need new glasses...it says element not found....I thought it said ethernet....but anyways why is File History not working?

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File History not backing up any files

Hello Victor

Thank you for the response. I had already checked that thread, but it hasn't helped me:

• The thread deals with Windows 8's implementation of File History, which is somewhat different to that of Windows 10.
• Most of the thread deals with setting up File History (which I have already done, precisely following the recommended steps). The third link in the thread might have been useful since it appears to link to a page that deals with troubleshooting File History
  (as opposed to setting it up), but unfortunately the link is dead.

Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

File History restart

Hi Jim,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forums.



To change the backup drive for File History, the current process should be stopped. I suggest you to try the steps listed below to stop file history on an older drive and restart it on a new drive:



Change File History backup drive:

• Open Settings and navigate to Update & Security > Backup.
  
• Click on More Options, scroll down to locate
  Backup to a different drive section, and choose Stop Using Drive.
  
• Plug in the new storage drive, navigate to Settings > Update & Security > Backup,
  and choose Add a Drive.
  
• Restart File History and configure it by referring to the article
  
  File History in Windows.
  

Hope it helps.

Regards,

 

File History Not Backing Documents Windows 11

File History is not backing up all files and folders on Windows 11.

File History is only backing up files and folders on my desktop and downloads folder.





Troubleshooting steps I took:

1. Deleted all files and folders off the external drive I use for back up

2. Turned off file history

3. Set up File History again to back up my files

File History would only back up files and folders on my desktop and downloads folder

Repeated steps 1 and 2

Doubled checked and made sure One Drive backup is still off.

I opened the two configuration files used for backing up and updated them to include all folders that File History should back.

Repeated step 3.

Still File History on Windows 11 will not back up all folders and files.

Microsoft needs to update File History on Windows 11 to how it was used on Windows 10 - giving users to set it up within settings and give us users the options to add locations.

After all of the troubleshooting steps I took, it appears as though File History back up is stuck between a selection from Windows 10 prior to upgrading my PC to Windows 11.