Note: If the network drive you want isn’t in the list of available drives, select Show all network locations. Select Select a drive, and choose the network or external drive you want to use.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Search.)Įnter File History settings in the search box, and then select File History settings. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. Otherwise, follow these steps to choose either a network drive or an external drive that’s already connected to your PC. If you see a notification asking if you want to configure the drive for File History, select it, and then turn on File History on the screen the appears. If you're going to use a new external drive, connect it to your PC. If you have files or folders elsewhere that you want backed up, you can add them to one of these folders.
There are other choices, but these two provide the best options to help protect your files against a crash or other PC problems.įile History only backs up copies of files that are in the Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop folders and the OneDrive files available offline on your PC. You can select an externally connected drive, such as a USB drive, or you can save to a drive on a network. Less Set up a drive for File Historyīefore you start using File History to back up your files, you need to first select where your backups are saved.
