You can back up and restore files with Windows’ built-in File History tool — but there are key limitations you should know.

Available in Windows 10 and 11, File History will automatically back up files from specific folders on your PC to an external source, such as a USB drive or network location.

See There are no Previous Versions available message? Enable Previous Versions to recover files on Windows via File History or Task Scheduler.

How to turn on clipboard history in Windows 10 To use the clipboard history rather than just the single-item clipboard, you need to turn it on in Settings first.