Solved File history does not activate the disk


alpha45

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Greetings,
I can't activate the disk on file history, it says unable to activate file history..
The service is enabled, I tried with 2 other hdd, but I get the same result. !
Thank you

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Windows 11 Pro 23H2

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    Asus
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    Intel E 8600 dual Core 3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    P5 G41 L-ME
    Memory
    8 GB
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    Nvidia Quadro 2000D
  • Operating System
    Windows 7 Ultimate
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    P5 G41 L-ME
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    Nvidia Quadro FX3700
Windows File History is being depreciated at some point and will be eventually removed.

For now, I highly recommended finding an alternative backup program. There are many out there. Depending on what you want to do with your backups, some programs might be better than others.

Backing up your entire system exactly the way it is? A clone or imaging program is what you want.
Backing up just simple files? Maybe a cloud service is better.

Here are some of them:
  1. Macrium Reflect
  2. Aomei backupper
  3. Using a cloud provider like onedrive, google drive, dropbox etc.
  4. The older method of just simply dragging and dropping of files onto an external drive you store in a safe or somewhere else.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell G15 5525
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 6800H
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5 4800mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 3050 4GB Vram
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Solidigm™ P41 Plus nvme
    Internet Speed
    800mbps down, 20 up
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Tablet
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    Lenovo ideapad flex 14API 2 in 1
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500u
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (FP5)
    Memory
    12GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
    Hard Drives
    256 GB Samsung ssd nvme
Windows File History is being depreciated at some point and will be eventually removed.

Thanks, but I only needed it to save personal files, since I've always used it..
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    Intel E 8600 dual Core 3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    P5 G41 L-ME
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro 2000D
  • Operating System
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    Intel E 8600 dual Core 3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    P5 G41 L-ME
    Memory
    8 Gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro FX3700
If you really want to use file history, try the following tutorial:

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell G15 5525
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 6800H
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5 4800mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 3050 4GB Vram
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Solidigm™ P41 Plus nvme
    Internet Speed
    800mbps down, 20 up
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ideapad flex 14API 2 in 1
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500u
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (FP5)
    Memory
    12GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
    Hard Drives
    256 GB Samsung ssd nvme
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell G15 5525
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 6800H
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5 4800mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 3050 4GB Vram
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Solidigm™ P41 Plus nvme
    Internet Speed
    800mbps down, 20 up
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ideapad flex 14API 2 in 1
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 3500u
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (FP5)
    Memory
    12GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
    Hard Drives
    256 GB Samsung ssd nvme
Solved, I had disabled Windows Search!
Thank you
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    Intel E 8600 dual Core 3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    P5 G41 L-ME
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro 2000D
  • Operating System
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    Intel E 8600 dual Core 3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    P5 G41 L-ME
    Memory
    8 Gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro FX3700
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