If you're a Microsoft 365 Subscriber, then you have 1TB of space in your OneDrive. We'll do our best to keep this guide updated if it no longer works. We tested it in the current beta version of Windows 11 and had no issues, but once Windows 11 leaves beta, this isn't guaranteed to work. Since Windows 11 is mainly based on Windows 10, the File History feature should work just fine between the two operating systems.
You can then click the Restore personal files link in the sidebar to restore your files, making sure you click the back button to go back and find your previous backup from Windows 11. Then in the box under Select an existing backup you should see your previous backup. From there, select the drive, and choose I want to use a previous backup on this File History drive. Follow the steps on the screen, and File History will archive your data in critical documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop folders.Īfter you finish, clean install Windows 10, and then go to Control Panel, System and Security, File History, and select the drive just as you did before. Choose a drive in the list, and choose Turn on. Search for File History in the Start Menu, and then click it when you're ready. But if your USB drive or SSD is big enough you can use Windows 11's File History feature to save a copy of all of your files with Windows' own utility without doing all the hard work. We described the manual process of copying files over above. Repeat the process for the Desktop, Downloads, Music, Pictures, and Videos sections.īy following these steps above, your critical files will be copied over to external storage, and you can navigate back to the SSD location in File Explorer later on and paste everything back into its respected place in the File Explorer section (Documents, etc) when the clean install process is done. Right-click back into the File Explorer window (this is the window with your SSD or USB drive open,) and choose paste. (It's the icon at the top left of the right-click menu) Right-click on the Documents section and choose the Copy option. Drag the two windows side by side and in your newly open window, click This PC in the sidebar. Open up a new File Explorer with CTRL+N while still active in your current File Explorer window. Double click that drive to open it and make sure to keep the window open. Open File Explorer, click This PC in the sidebar, and then find your drive in the list. Plug your SSD or USB into your computer. Here's how to copy those files over to an SSD. 
There are some great SSD and USB drive options available on Amazon, but our personal favorite is the Samsung T5 SSD, as it is quite compact. If you're looking to back up your files in Windows 11 before going back to Windows 10, then one of the best things to do is copy the files over to a USB drive or external SSD.
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