• File History duplicates in Windows 8.1 and 10

    Posted on July 26, 2016 at 14:16 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    First I’ve heard about it, but reader CH says it’s true:

    Wonder if you’ve noticed that File History in W10 has been bust for a long time (at least since Aug 2015 – see Microsoft Community posts). Microsoft tell us they know about it, yet apparently nothing gets done to fix it.
     
    The problem is that File History insists on always backing up everything in sight, regardless of whether files have been changed or not. With the net result that our external drives fill up exponentially with terabites of data – it’s hugely frustrating…..& to have to contemplate buying further back-up software, when W10’s file history should be doing the job for free.
     
    Anything you could do to get some traction with Microsoft would be IMMENSELY appreciated.

    I’ve encountered three different Answers forum posts on the topic, and none have any resolution posted. One of them dates back to 2013. (!)

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-performance/windows-8-file-history-backup-creates-duplicates/8182609a-a302-4021-afb8-733251d3029e

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-files/file-history-library-scan-error-file-duplicates/f9d798ca-b560-42d3-9e5a-98d921474d85?rtAction=1469446436428

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-files/file-history-bugs-duplicates-file-backups-and/61d332e6-af39-41ac-b932-80498ae8218a?page=1&tab=question&status=AllReplies

    Anybody out there have any sage advice?

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