Win8 file history backup settings

Every PC user's computer
should have files that are important to them, so the security of these files becomes an important issue if you are mistaken for your computer or your computer. If the system is abnormal and the file is lost or damaged, it will cause no small loss. This issue of "Win8 Encyclopedia" will introduce to you how to set up historical files in Win8 to be prepared.

Smart Backup History File

"File History" is a macro feature highlighted by Microsoft in Win8. This feature will save users from worrying about data loss. When a system exception is detected, File History automatically checks the file and backs up it. Turning on this feature is also very simple.

First we slide the mouse
to the lower right corner of the screen to bring up the Charm column and select "Settings". Here we can find the "Control Panel", click on "Control and System" Under Security, "Save a backup copy of your file via file history", so we open the "File History" interface.

File History

Normally this feature is turned off, so we need to open it manually. Here we need to select an external drive, such as U disk
, mobile hard disk
, or a network location, in order to activate the "Start" button.

When you have a mobile storage device attached to your computer, we can see that you can directly start the file history. Of course, you can also change other locations in the "Select Drive" for backup.

Selecting Drives

We can back up files in the Library, Desktop, Contacts, Favorites, and even SkyDrive. You can also select the files to be backed up as needed by "Excluding Folders".

Select exclusion folder

As long as "File History" is turned on, we don't need to do too many operations, when we encounter the need to restore files You can choose "Restore Personal Files" and everything is very convenient.

Restoring files

With "File History" we don't have to worry about losing files anymore, because the system will perform a self-test, so it will find that the problem is better than Users are able to back up files in a timely and earlier manner. Here we recommend that you set up a "file history" for your computer as much as possible in case you need it.

Clear Win8 Application Cache

We know that Microsoft has added an unprecedented content in Windows 8
, that is Win8 application, and this also allows users who are new to Win8. A question arises, how to clean up junk files generated by Win8 applications.

Yes, traditional software will generate junk files after a period of use, causing computer
to run slower, Win8 applications will also produce such junk files; but traditional software junk We will clean up the files, how to clean up the Win8 application?

Win8 application will also generate junk files

First, we need to find the location of the Win8 application cache file, and use the "Windows key + R" key combination to call up "Run In the command box, type "%userprofile%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\" and run it. This is the cache folder of the Win8 application.

Cache file location

But how to deal with so many folders? In theory, we only need to delete the three folders INetCache, INetCookIEs, and INetHistory.

But in fact we are likely to find something like this, and accidental deletion may also cause more serious problems, so we do not advocate such an approach. So how do you solve this problem? It's very simple, handing professional questions to professional tools.

Win8 application cache folder

In the Windows Store, we can find a Win8 application such as "Tencent Tablet Manager", through which we can easily and safely Clear the junk files generated by the Win8 application. In addition to cleaning up junk files, the app also encrypts our files, making our data more secure.