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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) 
 +  - Control Panel - (all panel items) -> File History 
 +    - [ LHP > Select Drive ] 
 +      - Add network location 
 +        - Select Folder (for backups to be stored). 
 +        - Select \\synology\NAS_Backups (and the specific subdirectory for your computer) 
 +        - [Select Folder] 
 +      - Select File History drive 
 +        - Select folder from last step:  \\synology... 
 +        - [Ok] 
 +      - [Turn on] 
 +      - Confirm "File History is on" is displayed 
 +      - Advanced settings 
 +        - Save copies of files [Daily] 
 +        - [Save changes] 
 +      - Consider: System Image Backup... 
 +      - WINDOWS 11 removed Add a Folder to File History (just because they are mean) 
 +        - 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.”     - Select [LHP->Backup] and click “Add a drive.”
       - More options (if necessary due to "No Usable Drives" message)       - More options (if necessary due to "No Usable Drives" message)
-        - See advanced settings +      - See advanced settings 
-      - Select drive +        - Select drive 
-        - Add network location +          - Add network location 
-         - Select the drive or network location you want to use for File History’s backups. +           - 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) +           - Select N: \\synology\NAS_Backups (and the specific subdirectory for your computer) 
-         - [Ok] +           - [Ok] 
-      - [Turn on]+        - [Turn on]
       - Confirm "File History is on" is displayed       - Confirm "File History is on" is displayed
       - Advanced settings       - Advanced settings
procedures/backup_windows10.1659892189.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/08/07 12:09 by tim