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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.
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6. Click the “Turn on” button if the backup drive already shows in the list.
   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.
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.
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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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