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Set up a drive for File History
Learn how to set up a File History drive, whether it's a removable drive or a location on a network.
How to retrieve files from the Windows.old folder - Microsoft Windows
Learn how to find your files and folders in the Windows.old folder after upgrading, and move them to the desired location on your PC.
How to use File History
Learn how to use File History to recover previous versions of your files and folders.
How can bitlocker protected drives be used to recover from recovery drive
I have been using windows 7 File recovery (on Windows 8) to make backups including system image to a drive protected with bitlocker. I recently had to recover using the recovery media I created (using
How do you restore files that were backed up for a system recovery on WIndows 8?
My Windows 8 would not boot up due to a corrupt boot critical file. I had to do a System Recovery, but it asked if I wanted to back up the files, which I did. Now how do I recover these backed up