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 === How to set up and enable File History === === How to set up and enable File History ===
-  - Go to Start Settings Update & Security. +  - W11) Go to System Storage Advanced storage settings > Backup Options (this sucks) 
-  - Select Backup and click “Add a drive.” +  - Control Panel - (all panel items) -> File History 
-    If necessary (because "No Usable Drives" message) +    - [ LHP > Select Drive ]
-    More options +
-    - See advanced settings +
-    - Select drive+
       - Add network location       - Add network location
-       - Select the drive or network location you want to use for File History’s backups. +        - Select Folder (for backups to be stored). 
-       - Select N: \\synology\NAS_Backups (and the specific subdirectory for your computer) +        - Select \\synology\NAS_Backups (and the specific subdirectory for your computer) 
-       - [Ok] +        - [Select Folder] 
-    - [Turn on] +      - Select File History drive 
-    - Confirm "File History is on" is displayed +        - Select folder from last step:  \\synology... 
-    - Advanced settings +        - [Ok] 
-      - Save copies of files [Daily] +      - [Turn on] 
-      - [Save changes] +      - Confirm "File History is on" is displayed 
-    - Consider: System Image Backup... +      - Advanced settings 
-    - From "Backuppage, select -> [More options] +        - Save copies of files [Daily] 
-      - Backup options - [Add a filder+        - [Save changes] 
-        - Add: C:\aaa_data +      - Consider: System Image Backup... 
-        - Notice all the folders being backed up!  wow! +      - WINDOWS 11 removed Add a Folder to File History (just because they are mean) 
-          - Review contents of each, maybe remove some?+        - Try this (from a user on Reddit) 
 +        - manually add folder directly into the "File History XML file: 
 +          - %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config1.xml 
 +          - Add something like this: 
 +            - <UserFolder>E:\backup_this</UserFolder> 
 +            - ** no guarantees ** 
 +  - W10) Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security. 
 +    - Select [LHP->Backup] and click “Add a drive.” 
 +      - More options (if necessary due to "No Usable Drives" message) 
 +      - See advanced settings 
 +        - Select drive 
 +          - Add network location 
 +           - Select the drive or network location you want to use for File History’s backups. 
 +           - Select N: \\synology\NAS_Backups (and the specific subdirectory for your computer) 
 +           - [Ok] 
 +        - [Turn on] 
 +      - Confirm "File History is on" is displayed 
 +      - Advanced settings 
 +        - Save copies of files [Daily] 
 +        - [Save changes] 
 +      - Consider: System Image Backup... 
 +      - From [LHP->Backuppage, select -> [More options] 
 +        - Backup options - [Add a folder
 +          - Add: C:\aaa_data 
 +          - Notice all the folders being backed up!  wow! 
 +            - Review contents of each, maybe remove some? 
 +              - select to remove: [Remove]
  
   - on PC: what?   - on PC: what?
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