Introduction
File History is a completely new
feature of Windows 8. Like Time Machine on a Mac, File History gives us the
option to restore the previous version of any file. It helps us to avoid the
hassle of using third-party backup software. Read this
article
on how to back up Files. File History offers a multitude of features that are
not available in any simple backup software. File History on Windows 8 is very
easy to use and configure and everyone can use it to protect their data that has
been lost. File History automatically backs up everything in your libraries,
desktop, Favorites, and contacts. File History can advertise its location to
other users and PCs in your local homegroup, creating a centralized spot for
these backups. So you might use your desktop PC with its sample storage as the
central location for File History-based backups for all the PCs in your homegroup. Restoring File History from a backup is very straightforward which is as
follows.
Step 1
Open File History from Control Panel and click
on Save backup copies of your files with File History. Make sure Control Panel
is set on View by Category.
Step 2
Now connect an external storage drive such as
a USB pen drive or any external hard drive to your computer and Select Restore
personal files.
Note
File History will not work and you will not be
able to turn on this feature on your system. If your external drive is not
recognized by Windows or you just added a new drive, click on the Change drive
option from the panel on the left side and choose a new location.
Step 3
Select restore all or selected folders to
their original or other different locations. For restoring or selecting a folder
to their original locations, right-click to select all folders or use Ctrl and
left mouse for selecting an individual folder. Now click the button at the
bottom of the Dialog box.
Note
If you want to restore a selected folder to a
different location then select the folder first then right-click to the restore
button, click on restore so.you can select a new location to restore the files
to.
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Summary
In this article, we learned about Restore Files Using File History in Windows 8.