#File history or backup and restore how to#

If you choose this option the older files in your backup will replace the current files in the destination if they have the same name. What happens when you try to restore an older folder, file, or group of files and other folders or files with that same name already exist in the destination? File History offers three ways of handling naming conflicts:

How Windows 10 File History Handles Naming Conflicts When you find what you want to restore click the green Restore button situated between the left and right arrows that you were using to navigate back and forth through your backups. Play around with it for a couple of minutes and youвЂ™ll get the hang of it. Notice that File History shows you how many backups you have and as you move through them the date and time changes according to the date and time they were created. Now you can use the left and right arrows at the bottom of File History to move back and forth through your backups for that folder or file(s). If you want to restore more than one file open the folder that contains the files and select them. If you want to restore an individual file, click to open it in File History. If you want to restore a folder, click to open it. Select the folder, file, or group of files that you want to restore. Open the folder that contains the items you want to restore and then c lick the Home tab and then History to bring up File History. You can now browse through your backups and restore the folders and files that you want. If youвЂ™ve turned on Windows 10 File History it has been automatically backing up your data as you work.

#File history or backup and restore how to#

This article focuses on how to restore a Windows 10 File History backup. A previous article focused on how to create a backup using Windows 10 File History.