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Backup Windows

How to set up and enable File History

  1. Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security.
  2. Select Backup and click “Add a drive.”
    1. If necessary (because “No Usable Drives” message)
    2. More options
    3. See advanced settings
    4. Select drive
      1. Add network location
      2. Select the drive or network location you want to use for File History’s backups.
      3. Select N: \\synology\NAS_Backups (and the specific subdirectory for your computer)
      4. [Ok]
    5. [Turn on]
    6. Confirm “File History is on” is displayed
    7. Advanced settings
      1. Save copies of files [Daily]
      2. [Save changes]
    8. Consider: System Image Backup…
    9. From “Backup” page, select → [More options]
      1. Backup options - [Add a filder]
        1. Add: C:\aaa_data
        2. Notice all the folders being backed up! wow!
          1. Review contents of each, maybe remove some?
  1. on PC: what?
    1. [Remote] tab
      1. Remote Desktop
      2. (o) Allow remote connections to this computer
procedures/backup_windows10.1659890754.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/08/07 11:45 by tim