What should I do if there is a problem with the Win8 system file history?

What should I do if there is a problem with the file history? If there is a problem with the file history, you will see a message in the notification area at the far right of the taskbar. You can click or click the message to go directly to the “Action Center” and fix the problem there. If you are unable to view the notification in time, you can open the “Action Center" in the “Control Panel”. Win8e 800 million network reminder Here are some notifications you may see and the actions you need to take to resolve the problem.

Choosing a different file history drive

If your file history drive space is full or almost full, there are two ways to do this. You can change the drive to move existing files to the new drive; you can also start the storage with a new drive.

Select another drive

1. Open “File History by: swiping from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (if using the mouse, Then point to the top right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click “search”), enter “file history” in the search box, then click or click “set” and&ldquo ;file history”.

2. Click or click “Change Drive”.

3. On the "Change your file history drive" page, do one of the following: To use a new external drive, connect the drive to your computer, refresh the page, and click Or click “OK”. To use a network location, tap or click “Add Network Location" to browse to or enter the location, tap or click “Select Folder", and then tap or click “OK".

4. To copy all file versions to the new drive, tap or click “yes". Otherwise, click or click “no”.

Change “File History Retained file copy length

Your file history drive space is full or almost full, but you can change <;file history” Free up some space by saving the file and the length of the old version of the file.

Change & ldquo;File History Settings

1. Open “File History by: swiping from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click “Search&rdquo ; (If using the mouse, point to the top right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click “search”), type “file history” in the search box, then click or click &ldquo ;set” and “file history”.

2. Click or click “Advanced Settings”.

3. On the “Advanced Settings" page, do one of the following: Click or click the drop-down list next to “Save a copy of the file to select an interval. Click or click the drop-down list next to “Keep saved versions' to choose an interval.

4. Click or click “Save Changes”.

Reconnecting Drives

Your file history drive has been disconnected for a long time, or it does not have enough space to save the time version of the file. To continue saving a copy of the file, you will need to reconnect the file history drive.

Reconnecting the Drive

1. Reconnect the file history drive to your computer.

2. Open “File History by: swipe from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (If you use the mouse, point to the top right corner of the screen, then Move the pointer down, click “search”), type “file history” in the search box, and then click or click “set> and “file history”.

3. Click or click "Reconnect Drive".

Reselect File History Drive

There is an error in your <;File History> settings, which can be fixed by reselecting the file history drive.

Reselect Drive

1. Open “File History by: swiping from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (if using the mouse, Then point to the top right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click “search”), enter “file history” in the search box, then click or click “set” and&ldquo ;file history”.

2. Click or click “Select Drive”.

3. On the "Select File History Drive" page, tap or click the current drive or network location, and then tap or click “OK”.

Checking the file history drive for errors

There is an error in your file history drive that needs to be fixed.

Repairing the Drive

1. Open the “Operation Center” by: swiping from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (If you use the mouse, point to In the upper right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click “search”), enter the Action Center in the search box, and then click or click “Set" and “Action Center”.

2. Click or click “Repair”.

Re-enter your network credentials

There is a problem with your username and/or password. First, make sure the network is still available and still accessible. If so, you can re-enter your credentials to continue saving your copy of the file.

Re-enter network credentials

1. Open “File History by: swipe from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click “Search” (if using the mouse) , point to the top right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click “search”), type “file history” in the search box, then click or click “set>; and “File History”.

2. Click or click “re-enter credentials”.

3. In the "Windows Security" dialog box, enter your username and password, select the "Remember my credentials" checkbox, and then click or click “OK> ; If you don't see the "Windows Security" dialog, please refresh the page.