Is disabling File History a good idea?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by Super Spartan, Jun 6, 2017.

  1. Super Spartan

    Super Spartan MDL Expert

    May 30, 2014
    1,709
    990
    60
    I always disable File History via Group Policy Editor but is there a reason this isn't a good idea?

    I create backups using Macrium Reflect from time to time and have a good security solution.

    Thoughts on this?

    PS: I also disable Work folders, I have no idea what that is but doesn't sound like something I may need
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  2. Tiger-1

    Tiger-1 MDL Guru

    Oct 18, 2014
    7,897
    10,733
    240
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  3. nickl02

    nickl02 MDL Novice

    Jun 6, 2017
    7
    1
    0
    Good thing they dumped this.
     
  4. Super Spartan

    Super Spartan MDL Expert

    May 30, 2014
    1,709
    990
    60
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  5. Katzenfreund

    Katzenfreund MDL Expert

    Jul 15, 2016
    1,373
    831
    60
    When I first got my PC, I enabled File History briefly for testing and found it was inefficient and lacking in features compared to third party software. So it stayed disabled since then.

    Indeed, MS should either bring it up to standard or remove it. But so far they only seem to remove useful features and add unneeded ones.
     
  6. ScottT19

    ScottT19 MDL Novice

    May 15, 2017
    3
    0
    0
    If you got backup, the File History function will be less useful. You can discard it directly.
     
  7. MELERIX

    MELERIX MDL Expert

    Nov 7, 2011
    1,217
    653
    60
    it is disabled by default from factory in clean installs of Windows 10.
     
  8. Super Spartan

    Super Spartan MDL Expert

    May 30, 2014
    1,709
    990
    60
    I didn't notice that, but I just disabled it from Group Policy Editor

    how do you know if it's disabled by default?
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  9. ipx

    ipx MDL Addicted

    May 24, 2017
    774
    738
    30
    #11 ipx, Jun 10, 2017
    Last edited: Oct 24, 2022
    .