Maintain 3 copies of your data, on 2 different media types, with 1 copy off-site 0.5.5.

In the same window, click Create a system repair disc .

Confirm which partitions you want to include (by default, the system drives are pre-selected). Click .

Drag and drop the backed-up folders (Desktop, Documents, Pictures) directly onto your external drive icon. The Automated Way: File History

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Users found that on the external drive temporarily fixes detection issues in the new backup UI — but Microsoft has not officially acknowledged this bug.

The drive should have more capacity than the data you intend to back up.