If you're going to use a new external drive, connect it to your PC. If you have files or folders elsewhere that you want backed up, you can add them to one of these folders. There are other choices, but these two provide the best options to help protect your files against a crash or other PC problems.įile History only backs up copies of files that are in the Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop folders and the OneDrive files available offline on your PC. You can select an externally connected drive, such as a USB drive, or you can save to a drive on a network. Less Set up a drive for File Historyīefore you start using File History to back up your files, you need to first select where your backups are saved.
