#File history or backup and restore how to

You can (and probably should) adjust this to вЂњUntil space is neededвЂќ if you want to keep as many backups as you can. Then you will have to go into the File History advanced settings to clear up space. This means that it will keep backups until the drive is full. Under вЂњkeep my backupsвЂќ the default option is вЂњForeverвЂќ. You can adjust this from вЂњevery 10 minutesвЂќ to вЂњDailyвЂќ. If you leave your options at the default setting, if will do a backup every hour. From here you can start a backup, choose how often to backup, how long to keep backed up files, add or exclude specific files, or change the drive you want to backup to. Select the drive you want to use for File History Backups.ДЄfter you have selected the drive, click on вЂњMore optionsвЂќ. Under вЂњBack up using File HistoryвЂќ choose вЂњAdd a driveвЂќ.ДЈ. Click the Windows button and type вЂњBackupвЂќ The menu should bring up вЂњBackup settings. The Windows 10 version allows you to choose specific folders to back up also.ДЎ. By default it will backup your desktop, documents, downloads, music, pictures, and a few other folders. I will be doing a walk-through using Windows 10, but versions of this have been around since Windows 7.ДЇile HistoryВ is useful for backing up Folders, files, and versions of file that change often. I will be talking aboutВ File HistoryВ andВ Backup and Restore (Windows 7). In this part I am going to concentrate on the вЂњlocalвЂќ part of the equation with a couple of tools built into Windows that will make that easier. The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy means having at least 3 total copies of your data, 2 of which are local, and 1 copy off site.

#File history or backup and restore how to

In Part 1 I talked about how to keep your data safe with theВ 3-2-1 Backup Strategy.В Lets do a quick recap of what that is: