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Takket
Brass Contributor
Apr 11, 2026

File History has stopped functioning

My file history program has stopped functioning. I tried searching the internet for some of these error messages and I have not found anything that has a solution that works. I tried deleting the bac...
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shift7solutions
Copper Contributor
Aug 27, 2026

My last Successful FileHistory backup was 20July.  This was the same time as KB101650 installed.

There are no files written to external drive.

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Get-HotFix -Id KB5101650,KB5121003 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Format-Table HotFixID,InstalledOn,Description

 

HotFixID InstalledOn Description

-------- ----------- -----------

KB5101650 20/07/2026 12:00:00 AM Security Update

 

fhmanagew.exe -backupnow does nothing.

I have reviewed all configurations. There is nothing remarkable in the eventlogs.

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    PhilsFileHistory
    Brass Contributor
    Sep 13, 2026

    Ya, when I un-installed KB101650 a few weeks ago, FileHistory worked for a short time until I installed some Windows Updates later.  I'm done trying to get it to work.

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    sheraton
    Iron Contributor
    Aug 29, 2026

    shift7solutions​ 

    My situation is slightly different from yours. My last backup was on July 28th, and the problem arose after I updated KB5101684:

    • Files can still be backed up to the D: drive normally.
    • The Last Backup time in the File History is not updating correctly.
    • Newly created or saved Word documents, images, videos, etc., still show No previous version available in Content → Previous Versions.
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      PhilsFileHistory
      Brass Contributor
      Sep 15, 2026

      Welcome to the club!  You are now a member of an elite Windows group.

      btw, Thanks for your post.