Since Windows 7, Microsoft has offered a convenient way to back up your data to an external drive connected to your PC. If you know how to use File History, you can quickly recover deleted documents, photos, music, and more. It’s even possible to restore a file to how it looked at a certain point in time.
How to Backup Windows 10 Using File History (Beginner's Guide)
File History doesn’t back up your entire PC, including system files. Instead, it keeps an eye on the data in your user accounts, such as your Documents, Photos, and Video folders. For example, when you save changes to a document, File History updates the file on your external drive. You can choose how often File History checks for changes and how long it keeps data.
To back up your Windows files with the File History tool, follow these steps:
Make sure you have an external hard drive connected to your PC.
