Windows 10 Anniversary Update blocks File History backup for some

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update appears to have an obsession for deleting files. Many users are reporting their partitions have disappeared after installing the Anniversary Update, while others are complaining that some of the files stored on their drives are nowhere to be found.

Unfortunately, it appears that this is only the tip of the iceberg as more and more users are reporting  the Anniversary Update isn’t backing up their files. Users are complaining that the latest Windows 10 version resets their File History settings.

The File History feature is used for backing up the files in the Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop folders and the OneDrive files available offline on user PCs. File History allows users to restore files and folders if the originals are lost, damaged, or deleted. You can also browse and restore different versions of your files.

Users warn the Anniversary Update blocks file backup

The latest version removes folders from File History that had been added manually and are not under the user’s profile folder. What’s worse is that there is no warning. I just went in to restore a file I’ve been working on for days and realized that the folder I was interested has not been backed up since I upgraded last week.

This has been working great for me […] since Windows 8 and even since Windows 7 […]  Every upgrade has worked flawlesslessly. Until today. When I realized that the Anniversary Update resets your File History folder settings. Without warning. So, my C:\Dev\MyDevFiles haven’t been backed up in a week.

In case you’ve encountered this issue, you can use the workaround described in this article to turn on the File History feature.

For the time being Microsoft’s Support Team hasn’t issued any comments on this thread, but we’ll keep you updated when new information is available.

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