1. For reasons known only to Microsoft, File History is not turned on by default so you have to do this yourself. Right-click in the bottom left corner of the screen (in either Metro or Desktop modes) and select “Control Panel”.
2. In Control Panel look under the “System and Security” heading for “Save backup copies of your files with File History” and click on it.
3. To turn on File History either plug in an external storage device (such a USB stick) which will be automatically detected by Windows and set as your File History Storage location, or navigate to a network folder you wish to use for this purpose.
4. In the example below I have chosen a network drive folder as my backup location.
5. To restore files, click on “Restore personal files” to the left of the main File History screen, and you are presented with a easy to navigate recovery interface. Simply navigate to the folder your file is in and use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to go forward and back in time. When you find the file you want, you can right click on it to see all previous versions before hitting the big green button to restore the version you want.
6. To increase how often Windows backs up your files, click on the "Advanced settings" tab to the left of the File History window. Change the "Save copies of files" setting
7. To access files offline, check out the File History in the Advanced Settings window. This is great for people on the move as files you work on when away from your backup source (for example, when on the road with your laptop). These files will be backed up locally and synced with the backup location on your return.
8. To exclude folders from the automatic backup, click the "Exclude Folders" dialogue to the left of the main File History window.
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