![]() ![]() It assumes that what you want to back up will be in your Libraries, (a confusing concept for most people), on your Desktop, in your Windows Contacts or your Favorites. Like I said, it’s a fairly cool feature, but it’s not without limitations.įor example, you can’t specify which folders to include. Need that document you trashed a few minutes ago? File History from an hour ago will have it. You can adjust the frequency, the location and to some extent the amount of disk space it uses, but the idea is very simple: every so often it simply makes a copy of any of your files that have changed. And no, it’s not enabled by default, probably because it requires that you have a disk connected to be used for backing up. ![]() When enabled it’s like a continuous incremental backup of your working files. The good news in Windows 8.1 is a feature called “File History”. The problem is I learned quite a bit about Windows 8.1’s backup as I researched and wrote the book. If there’s backup software already in Windows they’d prefer to just use that … for free. It’s an important book because I know that many people don’t want to shell out more money for my standard recommendation for backing up, Macrium Reflect. I hope to have it available within a couple of weeks. It’s in editing as I type this, and I’ll soon be putting the finishing touches on the companion videos. ![]() To be honest it took me a while to find it.I’m in the process of finishing up my Windows 8.1 backup book, Saved! Backing Up With Windows 8 Backup. It does not make much sense to put it in there, but that is where you fill find it. I am not sure why Microsoft have made so hard to find this feature, but you will need to enter the Control panel and enter File History. See that feature has been hidden very well in Windows 8/Windows 8.1. Where do I find Windows 8 Backup utility? See more info about Windows 8.1 Backup and Restore options here. Instead, you can turn on a new feature called File History, to keep a backup of your pictures, music, documents and videos. The restore of file items has been removed. One thing that has changed in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 is the ability to restore single files from a system image backup. That gives me multiple backup versions to choose from. It can just takes the changes since the last backup I made. Another great feature is that it makes incremental backups, meaning that it does not need to make a full backup each time. That is because this backup feature is using Shadow copies, making a snapshot of the system, as it was when I started the backup. One of the cool thing about this solution, other than it is built-in and free, is that I can keep on working on my computer, while the backup is running. ![]() When I think it is time to make a backup of my system, I turn it on and start the backup procedure. I have a large, cheap SATA HDD in an eSATA dock station standing on my desk. I use those built-in features myself, to create backups of my home computer. In Windows 8 these features can be a bit tricky to find, but I will show you where you find them and how you use them. Maybe you don’t know it, but Windows 8 as well as Windows 7 has a built in bare-metal Backup & Recovery options for you to use. In this post, I will show you how you can perform a full system backup of Windows 8.1 with built-in backup features and tools. ![]()
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