Lesson 23: Configure File Recovery

MOAC 70-687: Configuring Windows 8.1

Overview• Exam Objective 2.6: Configure file

recoveryo Restore previous versions of files and folderso Configure file historyo Recover files from OneDrive

Overview of the Windows 8.1 File

RecoveryLesson 23: Configure File Recovery Options

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Recovery Windows 8.1 File

• The capability to recover files and folders when they become corrupt or accidently deleted has been available in version of Windows for a long time.

• The primary method of file recovery on a computer running Windows 8.1 is the Windows 8.1 File History feature.

• File history is intended to be a replacement for an enterprise-wide backup solution.

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Configuring File History

• File History is available on all versions of Windows 8.1 and simply requires you to switch it on and configuring.

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Configure File HistoryTo configure the File History feature, perform the following steps:1. Click File History The File History control

panel. 2. Click Select Drive, and the Select a File

History Drive dialog box opens. 3. Select the drive you want to use to save

your File History copies and click OK. 4. Click Advanced Settings.

Configure File History

The File History control panel

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Configure File History

The Select a File History drive dialog box

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Configure File History6. Select values for the following File History

settings:• Save copies of files – Specify how often File

History should create copies of your files• Size of offline cache – Specify how much of the

disk’s storage space File History should use for file copies

• Keep saved versions – Specify how long File history should retain copies of your files

7. Click Save Changes. 8. Click Turn On.

Configure File History

The Advanced Settings dialog box

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Restoring Files and Folders

• Once you have identified the need to restore files from a previous point in

• Time, File History enables you to safely recover those important files and folders, which may have become lost or corrupt.

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Restoring Files and Folders

• To restore files and folders from your File History drive, perform the following steps:

1. From the Start screen, type Restore, and then select Restore your files with File History.

2. Click the file or folder you want to restore and then click the green restore button the bottom of the window. The system restores the selected file or folders to its original locations.

Restoring Files and Folders

The Home—File History window

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Recovering Files from OneDrive

Lesson 23: Configure File Recovery

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Recovering Files from OneDrive

• OneDrive (formerly known as SkyDrive) storage is accessible through a Windows app that is built in to Windows 8.1, or you can access it through a web site at http://onedrive.com.

Recovering Files from OneDrive

OneDrive storage

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Recovering Files from OneDrive

• OneDrive provides two methods of restoring deleted files. o When you right-click a file or folder and select

Delete from the context menu, a message box appears, indicating that the delete is in progress.• This box includes an Undo button, and it

remains on the screen for approximately ten seconds, enabling you to abort the delete, if you prefer.

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Recovering Files from OneDrive

The OneDrive file delete message box

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Recovering Files from OneDrive

o Once the file or folder is deleted, OneDrive moves it to the Recycle Bin folder. • You can view your deleted files and folders by

clicking the Recycle Bin link. • To restore files or folders in the Recycle Bin, you

select their checkboxes, right-click, and choose Restore from the context menu.

• OneDrive retains the files and folders in its Recycle Bin for up to 30 days, after which it begins permanently deleting the oldest ones. o If, however, your available OneDrive storage space

reaches 10 percent, the system begins deleting files and folders, regardless of their ages.

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Recovering Files from OneDrive

The OneDrive Recycle Bin

Lesson Summary• The primary method of file recovery on a computer running

Windows 8.1 is the Windows 8.1 File History feature .• OneDrive includes a Recycle Bin feature that enables you to

restore files that you have accidentally deleted. • How to restore files in OneDrive.

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