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--- file_history [2016/06/13 09:10] – abrashear
+++ file_history [2017/02/28 14:43] – [Restore files to a new computer] Add video guide abrashear
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   - Connect the drive you wish to store File History on.
-  - Open the Start Menu and type //File History// to start a search.
+  - Open the Start Menu and type //Backup Settings// to start a search.
-  - Open //File History Settings//.
+  - Open //Backup Settings//.
   - Click //Add a drive//, then select the drive to store file history on.
   - You're done!
+===== File History Setup Video =====
+{{ :video_guides:file_history_setup_guide.webm?1280|}}
 ===== File History Options =====
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   * Add folders to be backed up with File History.
   * Exclude folders from being backed up with File History.
+**Checking Last File History Back-up**
+  - Open the Start Menu and type //Backup Settings// to start a search.
+  - Open //Backup Settings//.
+  - Click on //More Options//.
+  - Look to see when last updated.
+  - If is not the recent date and time click //Back Up Now//.
 ====== Restore files or folders using File History ======
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 In this scenario, you have a new computer or have received your computer from repair and want to restore all of your files.
+  - Connect the drive you wish to restore File History from.
+  - Open the Start Menu and type //Control// to start a search.
+  - Open //Control Panel//.
+  - Under System and Security, click //Save backup copies of your files with File History//.
+  - Click the existing backup in the list near the bottom of the window then click //Turn On//.
+  - Click //Restore Personal Files// in the left column.
+    - **Optional**: Browse to the backup you want to restore, if different from the most recent one.
+  - Click the green restore button at the bottom of the window.
+    - If asked to replace or skip files, choose //Replace the files in the destination//.
+When the restoration is complete, File History will open the location of the restored files.
+==== Video Guide ====
+{{ :video_guides:file_history_restore_guide.webm?1280 |File History Restoration Video Guide}}
 ===== Restore files on your current computer =====
 In this scenario, your files have been deleted or modified and you want to restore known-good versions of them.
+  - Connect the drive you wish to restore File History from.
   - Open the Start Menu and type //Restore your files//.
   - Open the //Restore your files with File History// search result.
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   - [[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/set-drive-file-history|Set up a drive for File History]]
   - [[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/how-use-file-history|Restore files or folders using File History]]
-  - [[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/what-something-goes-wrong-file-history|What if something goes wrong in File History?]]