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Windows 11 File History restore

To restore files backed up with File History, use these steps:

  1. Open Start
  2. Search Control Panel and select the top result to open the app
  3. Click on System and Security
  4. Click on File History
  5. Open File History
  6. Click the Restore personal files option from the left pane
  7. Use the navigation buttons to move to a point in time to restore your files
  8. Select the content that you want to recover
  9. Click the green button to restore your files to their default location.
    Quick tip: You can also click the gear button in the top-right corner and use the Restore option to restore files to an alternate location

Once you complete the steps, the files will be restored to the specified location on Windows 11.

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How to use File History to create a backup to a network folder windows 11

To create a file backup to a network folder with File History, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.
  2. Search Control Panel and select the top result to open the app.
  3. Click on System and Security.
  4. Click on File History.
  5. Open File History
  6. Click the Select drive option from the left pane.
  7. File History select drive
  8. Click the “Add network location” option.
  9. Add network location
  10. Select the network folder to backup files with File History on Windows 11.
  11. Click the Select Folder button.
    Quick note: It’s assumed that you already have access to the shared folder. Otherwise, you can use these instructions to set up file sharing on Windows 11.
  12. Click the OK button.
  13. Click the “Turn on” button to enable Windows 11’s File History.
  14. File History enable network folder
  15. (Optional) Click the Advanced Settings option from the left pane.
  16. Under the “Advanced settings” section, choose how often File History should create incremental backups of your files using the “Save copies of files” setting.File History backup frequency and retention
  17. Choose the backup retention using the “Keep saved versions” setting.
  18. Click the Save changes button.
  19. (Optional) Click the Exclude Folders option from the left pane.
  20. Click the Add button.
  21. File Explorer exclude locations
  22. Select the folder location to exclude from the backup.
  23. Click the Select Folder button.
  24. Click the Save changes button.

After you complete the steps, the feature will create a backup of your files to the network location.

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How to use File History to create a backup to a USB drive on windows 11

On Windows 11, “File History” is a legacy feature that allows you to create a file backup on an external or network drive to have the means to recover files in case of accidental deletion, modification, or corruption.

File History backs up your files in the “Documents,” “Pictures,” “Videos,” “Music,” and “Desktop” folders, including the OneDrive files locally stored on the device by default. However, on Windows 11, it’s no longer possible to include additional folder locations in the backup.

To enable File History to create a file backup on Windows 11, connect an external drive, and use these steps:

  1. Open Start on Windows 11.
  2. Search Control Panel and select the top result to open the app.
  3. Click on System and Security.
  4. Click on File History.
  5. Open File History
  6. Click the “Turn on” button if the backup drive already shows in the list.File History enable option
    Quick tip: If you want to use another drive, click the “Select drive” option on the left to change the settings.
  7. (Optional) Click the Advanced Settings option from the left pane.
  8. Under the “Advanced settings” section, choose how often File History should create incremental backups of your files using the “Save copies of files” setting.File History backup frequency and retention
  9. Choose the backup retention using the “Keep saved versions” setting.
  10. Click the Save changes button.
  11. (Optional) Click the Exclude Folders option from the left pane.
  12. Click the Add button.
  13. File Explorer exclude locations
  14. Select the folder location to exclude from the backup.
  15. Click the Select Folder button.
  16. Click the Save changes button.

Once you complete the steps, File History will begin saving copies of your files in the external storage. On the “Advanced Settings” page, you will also find the “Event logs” section with an option to open the Event Viewer, where you can check errors and other events generated by File History. If you want to stop File History, you can always click the “Turn off” button.

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