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 === How to set up and enable File History === === How to set up and enable File History ===
-  - Go Unordered List Itemto 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 
-      More options (if necessary due to "No Usable Drives" message) +    [ LHP > Select Drive ] 
-        See advanced settings +      - Add network location 
-      - Select drive +        - Select Folder (for backups to be stored)
-        - Add network location +        - Select \\synology\NAS_Backups (and the specific subdirectory for your computer) 
-         - Select the drive or network location you want to use for File History’s backups. +        - [Select Folder] 
-         - Select N: \\synology\NAS_Backups (and the specific subdirectory for your computer) +      - Select File History drive 
-         - [Ok]+        - Select folder from last step:  \\synology... 
 +        - [Ok]
       - [Turn on]       - [Turn on]
       - Confirm "File History is on" is displayed       - Confirm "File History is on" is displayed
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         - [Save changes]         - [Save changes]
       - Consider: System Image Backup...       - Consider: System Image Backup...
-      - From "Backup" page, select -> [More options] +      - WINDOWS 11 removed Add a Folder to File History (just because they are mean) 
-        - Backup options - [Add a filder]+        - 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->Backup] page, select -> [More options] 
 +        - Backup options - [Add a folder]
           - Add: C:\aaa_data           - Add: C:\aaa_data
           - Notice all the folders being backed up!  wow!           - Notice all the folders being backed up!  wow!
procedures/backup_windows10.1659891207.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/08/07 11:53 by tim