![]() ![]() ![]() Select your existing back-up in the lower box and then click the Turn on button.įile History will probably run automagically, but if it doesn’t, you can click Run now.įile History will then run with the default set of folders to be backed up. Put a check mark in the box for I want to use a previous back-up on this File History drive. It might go directly to the following.ĭon’t click the Turn on button…yet. Note: you may not see this initial dialogue box. When it appears at the top of the results pane, click it and choose File History (if Control Panel is in Icon view) or Save backup copies of your files with File History (if Control Panel is in Category view).Ĭlick on Configure File History settings. If you do, it will configure a new File History on the drive and you will lose your ability to recover the old versions of files through the normal means mentioned above.Ĭlick the Start button and type Control Panel. Don’t use Settings | Update & Security | Backup | Backup using File History to configure File History. The old versions of files are still on the drive used for File History they are just not easily accessed.įortunately, with a couple of extra steps, you can have all the old versions show up on the Previous Versions tab.įirst, connect the drive used for File History on the old computer to the new computer. You can easily recover data files as they existed 15 minutes ago, two weeks ago, or a year ago last June.īut what about when you move to a new computer? If you simply move the drive being used for File History to the new computer and go through the normal steps to turn on File History, you will find that none of your previous versions of files show up when you right-click a file, choose Properties, and click the Previous Versions tab. Versioning provides access to potentially years of versions of your important data files. File History can backup new or changed files as frequently as every 10 minutes. Near-real-time backup means that even in a catastrophic failure, you need not lose more than 10 minutes worth of your work. While it doesn’t replace either a good image backup or an off-site backup, it provides two capabilities other means of backup usually lack: near-real-time backup and versioning. I have written many times in Cybersecurity News about backups.Ī wonderful utility that comes with Windows is File History ( ). That way, no matter what might fail, you don’t lose your data. ![]() One of the most critical security measures you can take is implementing an effective backup strategy. About Chris Taylor: Chris is on the Community Review Board for SANS’s OUCH! (the security awareness newsletter designed for everyone), has given over 470 computer-related presentations at the Ottawa Public Library, and is President of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group. ![]()
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