If you prefer the way Windows 7's backup worked to the way Windows 8's
File History backup works (read more about the differences here), you can click the Set up backup link in the Windows 7 File Recovery window to create a Windows 7 - style backup schedule.
On Windows 8.1 and 10, just open
the File History backup window in the control panel.
We'll cover three different types of Windows backups here:
File History backups created with Windows 10 or 8, Windows Backups created with Windows 7, and System Image Backups created with either.
For example, Microsoft added
File History backups to Windows 8, and this feature is still around in Windows 10.
(If you have
File History backups you created on another computer, just set up File History on the new computer and select the drive containing your old
File History backups.
Not exact matches
Most people won't want to use this feature at all, and should just back up
files with
File History or another file - backup t
File History or another
file - backup t
file -
backup tool.
For example, you could do everything yourself, backing up your data to local hard drives with something like
File History on Windows, Time Machine on a Mac, or third - party
backup software.
Sure enough, if you look through Control Panel, you'll see a new
File History panel, where you can configure a backup drive to store a history of all your user
History panel, where you can configure a
backup drive to store a
history of all your user
history of all your user
files.
Also, particularly on Windows I would recommend doing regular full system images with a program like Macrium Reflect Free in addition to the automated
backups via
File History so you don't have to reinstall everything over if your hard drive breaks.
Then I setup
File History and OneDrive to have up - to - date on - site and off - site
backups of my
files.
Using
File History and Windows Image
Backup are just the tip of the iceberg.
Otherwise you can use your favorite
backup utility such as Windows 10's
File History.
Create a system image
backup in Windows 10 by going to the Control Panel (hit the Win + X keyboard shortcut and select Control Panel), then go to «Save
backup copies of your
files with
File History» (under System and Security).
Windows really isn't designed to be moved between hardware without a full reinstall, and that's why it's best to create
backups of your
files with something like
File History or another file - backup tool rather than creating system image back
File History or another
file - backup tool rather than creating system image back
file -
backup tool rather than creating system image
backups.
After many user complaints, it was restored and is still available in the final version of Windows 8.1 — click System Image
Backup on the
File History Control Panel.
History of credit or debit card transactions done from the Apple Watch is not recorded in the
backup files.
Another strong reason could be that Microsoft wants to let users completely rely on
File History feature — a simple
backup solution introduced in Windows 8.
File History is designed to be a simple, easy way to create
backups of your data
files on an external drive or network location.
File History replaces both Windows 7's
Backup and Previous Versions features.
Normal
backup programs, like CrashPlan or Windows» built - in
File History feature, essentially copy your
files to another location.
Or you could use Backblaze to back up online and Windows
File History to create a local
backup.
If you don't like Windows 10's
File History, or if you use an earlier version of Windows, there are plenty of free, third - party
backup programs available.
Windows 10 has a very good
file backup program called File Hist
file backup program called
File Hist
File History.
But Windows 10's
backup program, called
File History, is the first Microsoft
backup program good enough for me to use daily.
Click on the
File History link that appears and click on the System Image
Backup link at the lower - left of the window.
If that isn't sufficient — say, you deleted an entire folder —
File History stores
backup copies on the
backup drive under FileHistory \ username \ PC name \ Data \ The drive you backed up (probably C:) \ Users \ username.
You can back up the
files manually, by dragging and dropping them, or you can use software like Windows» built - in
File History function or Crashplan, our favorite
backup utility.
Windows 7 has its own
backup and restore feature, while Windows 8 adds
File History, which works similar to Apple's Time Machine.
File History replaced the old
Backup and Restore feature in Windows 7.
This isn't the ideal solution for backing up your
files — even if you make system image
backups, you should be creating more frequent
backups of your important
files with
File History — but some geeks may find it useful if they're playing with the Registry or other system
files.
File History doesn't create a full
backup of your entire PC.
On the
backup side of things,
File History is the primary
backup tool in Windows 8 and 10.
File History is a very simple and useful
backup option, and for it's completely free.
File History is Windows 10's main
backup tool, originally introduced in Windows 8.
Step 1: To access
File History, navigate to the «Update and security» menu within Windows Settings, or search for «
File History,» in your taskbar and click «
Backup settings.»
In Settings > Update & Security >
Backup, once again you're allowed to configure
File History to back up your
files to an external drive or network location.