FileHistory - unable to scan user libraries for changes and perform backup of modified files for configuration \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

Anonymous

Hi,

Windows 8 x64 Pro in dual boot with Win 7 on a SSD.

Partitions layout:

1 - WIN 8 - ntfs - C: - 70 GB

2 - WIN 7 - ntfs - F: - 140 GB

3 - System Reserved - ntfs - none - 200MB (active)

4 - 28,30 GB unallocated for over provisioning

[Short explanation on why this is the layout]

I had to use this because my BIOS couldn't even POST in AHCI mode due to the problem described here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/0185fced-0564-412f-8e10-bec37d020c81 (= first partition can't be littler than some gbs), so I moved System Reserved partition to the end of the drive, done the needed repair here and there and since then all worked fine and good.

[/end :) ]

Now, File History on Win8 is absolutely needed for me so I bought a brand new 2TB drive, ntfs formatted, for the purpose.

Problem is it always starts and stops immediately this way:

Nome registro: Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Engine/BackupLog

Origine: Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Core

Data: 28/10/2012 00.33.07

ID evento: 201

Categoria attività:Nessuna

Livello: Errore

Parole chiave:

Utente: SYSTEM

Computer: Home-PC

Descrizione:

Impossibile cercare le modifiche nelle librerie dell'utente ed eseguire il backup dei file modificati per la configurazione C:\Users\Matteo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

XML evento:

<System>

<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Core" Guid="{B447B4DB-7780-11E0-ADA3-18A90531A85A}" />

<EventID>201</EventID>

<Version>0</Version>

<Level>2</Level>

<Task>0</Task>

<Opcode>0</Opcode>

<Keywords>0x1000000000000000</Keywords>

<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-10-27T21:52:13.448724900Z" />

<EventRecordID>221</EventRecordID>

<Correlation ActivityID="{8A01709B-B48A-0002-8399-018A8AB4CD01}" />

<Execution ProcessID="392" ThreadID="1528" />

<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-FileHistory-Engine/BackupLog</Channel>

<Computer>Home-PC</Computer>

<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />

</System>

- <EventData>

<Data Name="Hr">2147747327</Data>

<Data Name="ConfigFilePath">C:\Users\Matteo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config</Data>

</EventData>

xml:

Error is described (translated as found in other threads) as:

Unable to scan user libraries for changes and perform backup of modified files for configuration C:\Users[Username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

It does create four files in C:\Users\Matteo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration :

Catalog1.edb 19.464 KB

Catalog2.edb 1.032 KB

Config1.xml 4 KB

Config2.xml 4 KB

and just these in the target D:\FileHistory\Matteo\HOME-PC\Configuration :

Catalog1.edb 1.032 KB

Config1.xml 4 KB

Config2.xml 4 KB

The window of file history acts as if everything went OK but stops.

Found old threads about Win8 preview version but they was not useful.

Thanks.

Regards,

Matteo.

---edit---

Tried the Windows Backup, the one as it was on Win7. Now here on Win8 it works. Well, this is just to confirm that partitions layout seems ok, otherwise it would not have worked. I still need FileHistory to start succesfully...

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Anonymous

Same error here. No backups for the past month without notification. I was really annoyed.

I tried to remove my libraries, restarted, no solution.

In the end I did this and FileHistory started working again:

Turn it off in the File History control panel
Close the control panel
Go to your filehistory directory C:\Users[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory and set aside the Data and Configuration directories (Check the event for the exact directory location)
Open File History control panel
Reselect the backup disk
I think it was switched on automatically, otherwise do that

The Configuration and Data directories were remade and everything runs OK (for the moment).

File History is buggy and could use a better set of error messages.

John

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Anonymous

Hello,

I have resolved the problem!!!

Unplug your external hard drive then in the file history select another drive ex.: a partition on your internal hard drive.

Start File History to save copies from your file then stop it.

Go to your partition look for folder File History and copy the folder with all of its content to your external hard drive. It will copy the Config1.Xml, Config2.Xml, Catalog1.ebd , Catalog2.ebd what's in your Configuration folder what I think is synchronizing with C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration ->folder there is to a Config1.Xml, Config2.Xml, Catalog1.ebd , Catalog2.ebd.

Now if you finished copying go back to ControlPanel\FileHistory settings ->Select you external harddrive and start File History to copy your files.

I hope it will help.

Please excuse me for my poor English.

Have a nice day.

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Anonymous

2016-05-28T15:32:54+00:00

I'm using Windows 10, Build 14342. I was getting Event ID 201: "Unable to scan user libraries for changes and perform backup of modified files for configuration" until I finally narrowed it down to a file that had a bad filename. The filename had an underlined n. I don't know how a filename can have or get an underlined letter.

It took awhile (many hours) to narrow it down. I had to do exclude a lot of folders and then subfolders and sub-subfolders until I saw the suspicious file. After I deleted the file with the bad filename, I didn't have to exclude any files and the backup works as it should.

These are not music files, but for those who are having trouble backing up their music, I can say I've seen bad filenames created by iTunes. So you just have to look at all your folders and narrow the problem to a particular folder and then find the bad filename.

My bad filename was an old file, which I suspect came from a floppy disk originally.

Of course, it would certainly be helpful if File History had a way to indicate which folder or even the file that caused the Event ID 201 to occur.

It would also be helpful to have an easier interface for including and excluding folders. It's a real pain to add and remove folders, and the lists are not sorted. I would think the way you list Libraries (in File Explorer) and Add folders to Libraries or remove folders from Libraries is much better.

I wish there was more information that just the date and time of the last backup. It would be nice to know how many files were copied. I have to say though, the backup goes very fast.
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Anonymous

2016-04-27T07:50:35+00:00

Another reason could be lack of diskspace at the destination. So either try to allocate more space for FileHistory (Advanced Settings) or exclude some folders (Exclude folders) from FileHistory.

Regards,

Jan
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Anonymous

2016-04-12T07:45:33+00:00

Same problem for me in Windows 10 :(
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