Just had to endure the grief on another machine to fix this problem. Someday I will make the jump to Macrium. But for now, disconnecting the drive followed by an in-place repair seems to be the only remedy for this issue.
File History: Element Not Found Error on Windows 10 May 2004
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Using Windows 10 May 2004 edition with a brand new install of File History on two different machines now, I have managed to run into the following issue.
Selecting Clean up versions, then "Clean up":
I get the following dialog:
Again, this is on two different machines, with a clean install.
Note that I am using a simple folder with a 4KB file within it, although I first saw this on a fully-configured install with about 1.5TB worth of data within it. This led me to diagnosing the issue and ultimately trying it on these two separate machines with a clean install.
Is this a known issue for 2004?
Thank you for any assistance/context/insight you can provide!
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Anonymous
2021-03-17T06:16:19+00:00 -
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Virginia M 42,075 Reputation points Independent Advisor2020-12-31T21:04:05+00:00 I backup to an external hard drive & can view the files easily.
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Anonymous
2020-12-31T20:56:32+00:00 I know kinda believe that File History is constantly updating & saving the latest versions automatically when it runs .
SyncEngine-2020-12-31.1959.1436.3.aodl is generated & saved every time a change is made to One Drive
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Virginia M 42,075 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2020-12-31T19:20:20+00:00 If you believe this is a bug then please report it via Windows key + F key to open the feedback app.
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Anonymous
2020-12-31T19:13:11+00:00 With inplace reinstall i could fix this issue on all of my 3 machines. But this cannont be the sollution! This Bug is crititcal an exist for months!