Selecting Files and Folders which get backed up by File History


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I use File History to back up my files. I don't see a way to select anything other than the default folders. Excluding folders is straightforward. For instance, I would like to back up my public documents folder using File History. How to do that?
 

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To add a folder to file history, you need to include the folder in a library. To do this you right click on the folder and select the include in library option. Then just make sure you haven't excluded the library you added your non-default folder to.
 

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I don't seem to be able to add anything to the default library. Is that the way it is supposed to be?
If I want to have something backed up to File History, I have to create a new library?
 

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    PC/Desktop
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    i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    Ausus Prime B460M-!
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Onboard graphics
    Sound Card
    None
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2
    PSU
    EFGA 550 G2
    Case
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    Cooling
    CPU stock cooler only
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