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1. #Previous versions windows 10 jump drive update#
2. #Previous versions windows 10 jump drive software#
3. #Previous versions windows 10 jump drive Pc#

#Previous versions windows 10 jump drive software#

After a couple of attempts, I ditched File History and went back to using file syncing software to backup my files. With File History, if I plug the backup drive in and manually sync it, it seems to make copies of the whole lot, not just what’s changed, which takes forever (it takes a looong time even if I’ve only just backed it up and it doesn’t even tell you how long it’s going to take to complete).

#Previous versions windows 10 jump drive Pc#

With normal syncing software I plug the drive into the PC and sync it, which takes literally a minute or so to do. The third problem (and perhaps the biggest problem for me), is I don’t keep my backup drives plugged into my computer, I keep them in a water/fireproof safe and then periodically back them up. It wastes too much space and transferring data over USB 3.0 still takes quite a while when dealing with hundreds of gigabytes.

#Previous versions windows 10 jump drive update#

It’s supposed to just update files that have changed, but when I tried it, it seemed to also back up files that hadn’t even changed. The second problem is it just seems too bloated.

That way if need be I can just plug the drive into another machine and everything is already there without needing to extract files using File History. The first problem is that it adds UTC timestamps to all the filenames of the files it backs up, whereas I would prefer to just have an exact duplicate of my files. I found it too over the top and cumbersome and so just use normal file syncing software instead. I tried using File History, but I didn’t like it. In answer to the question “Do you use File History at all”. The clean up of File History versions reduced the size of backup copies to 72 Gigabyte on the computer. Please note that the storage that File History occupies on the hard drive will grow to the same level over time unless you modify File History parameters as well. Windows displays a delete progress dialog if it finds matching file versions, or simply that it could not locate any file versions matching the selected parameter.

Other options include deleting files older than a year (default) or files older than a month. The best you can do in terms of regaining storage is to delete all file versions except for the latest one. The window that opens displays options to delete files older than a certain period. This deletes them from the hard drive and frees up space in the process.Ĭlick on "clean up versions" on the advanced settings page to get started. The second option that you have is to clean up File History versions. The longer the check interval, the less space File History uses on the hard drive.įor "keep saved versions", you may set the interval between "until space is needed" to forever. For "saved copies of files", you may set it between "every 10 minutes" to daily. Simply click on each menu and select a different interval or time period. The next screen displays the current values for "save copies of files" and "keep saved versions".