How to Reconnect a File History Drive in Windows

You can sometimes get error messages claiming that “Your File History drive was disconnected for too long.” If this is the case for you, don’t worry. Here’s how you can reconnect your File History drive.



Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Reconnect the External Drive and Restart File History
1:02 Use a New External Drive
2:21 Repair the Backup Drive
2:51 Delete File History Configuration Files
4:12 Use a Network Drive
5:58 End screen



What you will learn:
1. Reconnect the External Drive and Restart File History
a. How to Add a drive
b. How to back up your files
c. How to fix file history
2. Use a New External Drive
a. How to use a new drive
b. How to Open Settings – Update & Security – Backup
c. How to Stop using drive
d. How to Choose the different drive you’d like to switch
e. How to begin the backup process
3. Repair the Backup Drive
a. How to attempt to repair the backup drive
b. How to check and repair a hard drive
c. How to correct whatever errors in the drive and list a report of errors that it couldn’t repair
4. Delete File History Configuration Files
a. How to delete the File History AppData
b. How to see hidden files
c. How to check/uncheck Show hidden files, folders, and drives
d. How to check/uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
e. How to reconnect your drive to File History
5. Use a Network Drive
a. How to share a folder
b. How to Add network location
6. How to Enable and Use “File History” in Windows
7. How to back up and restore your files, apps, and settings in Windows

















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