I suggest taking a few minutes to make sure Windows is backing up the folders you care about and removing any folders you don't care about. Windows will create a folder on that drive and start automatically backing up your files.
Select Add a drive and then select the external drive you just plugged into your PC. Next, click Update & Security followed by Backup in the list of options on the left-hand side of the window. To set it up, plug your external drive into the PC, and then click the Start button then the Settings gear. Windows 10 has a built-in tool that will back up files and documents on your behalf, every hour in the background, all without you knowing it's even happening while you continue to use your computer. Turning on the built-in back up tool in Windows 10 only takes a few clicks. Not sure where to start when it comes to picking out a drive? We happen to have a list of our top recommendations. So, if your Windows 10 ( $147 at Amazon) laptop has 256GB of storage, you'd want a backup drive with 512GB of space. The unofficial rule for the amount of storage a backup drive should have is 1.5-2 times the size of your computer's storage. For either method, you'll need an external hard drive or SSD. Below I'll walk you through how to set up routine backups of your most important files, as well as how to create a complete copy of your system in its current state.
