如果您在未正确配置的情况下打开文件历史记录^{(File History)}，您将学习如何将文件的保存版本永久保存在其备份位置^{(backup location)}，直到您的空间用完并且您必须对其进行处理。我们第一次使用它时，文件历史^{(File History)}驱动器在短短几周内就装满了。以下是如何清理不需要的旧文件的文件历史驱动器并配置^{(File History)}文件历史记录^{(File History)}，以便其备份驱动器^{(backup drive)}不会很快耗尽空间：

释放文件历史驱动器^{(File History drive)}上的存储空间^{(storage space)}，当它已满时

如果“文件历史记录”^{(File History)}提示其备份驱动器^{(backup drive)}已满，无法再备份您的文件，请打开“控制面板^{(Control Panel)}” ，然后转到"System and Security -> File History."可以在此处找到有关使用控制面板中的^{(Control Panel)}文件历史记录^{(File History)}的更多详细信息：使用控制面板中的^{(Control Panel)}文件历史记录^{(File History)}：您可以做什么和不能做什么！

确保^{(Make sure)}备份驱动器^{(backup drive)}已插入您的计算机，然后在“文件历史记录”窗口左侧的列中，单击^{(File History)}或点击“高级设置^{("Advanced settings)}”。

您会看到一个高级设置列表。要释放存储空间^{(storage space)}，请单击或点击显示“清理版本”的链接。^{(Clean up versions.")}它位于版本^(Versions)部分。

文件历史清理^{(File History Cleanup)}窗口打开。系统会要求您选择删除旧版本文件和文件夹的标准，以便释放存储空间^{(storage space)}。默认值为^{(default value)}“超过1 年”。^{("Older than 1 year.")} 单击^(Click)它并选择不同的标准。

“超过 1 个月”^{("Older than 1 month")}或“除最新的”^{("All but the latest one")}之外的所有设置都将释放大量空间。然后，单击或点按^{(click or tap)} 清理^{(Clean up)}。

删除过程^{(deletion process)}开始，根据存储的数据量，您可能需要等待一段时间。清理完成后，您会收到通知。单击^(Click)或点击OK，文件历史记录^{(File History)}驱动器应该有一些可用空间可用于备份您的数据。

如何确保文件历史^{(File History)}不会很快耗尽空间^{(space anytime)}

除非您改进设置，否则文件历史记录^{(File History)}驱动器很快就会再次满载。为确保此问题很少发生或永远不会发生，您可以选择将文件的保存版本保留比永远少得多的时间。

在“文件历史记录”的^{(File History)}高级设置^{(Advanced Settings)}中，单击“保留保存的版本”^{("Keep saved versions")}下拉列表，然后选择一个较短的时间范围^{(time frame)}，例如一或三个月。然后，按保存更改^{(Save changes)}。

您也可以从“设置”^(Settings)应用程序中进行相同的更改：打开“设置”并转到“更新和安全”^{(Update & Security)}，然后转到“备份^(Backup)” 。在“设置”^(Settings)窗口的左侧，单击或点击启用或禁用文件历史记录^{(File History)}的开关下方的更多选项^{(More options)}。

然后，为“保留我的备份”^{("Keep my backups.")}选择不同的值。同样，一个月或三个月总比永远好。

有关从“设置”应用程序处理^(Settings)文件历史记录^{(File History)}的更多详细信息，请阅读：如何使用文件历史记录^{(File History)}备份Windows 10中的数据。

如果“文件历史记录”^{(File History)}驱动器的存储空间^{(storage space)}很小，很快就会被填满，那么无论您如何配置它，最好将备份驱动器^{(backup drive)}更换为具有更多存储空间^{(storage space)}的另一个驱动器。本指南向您展示如何更改用于文件历史记录^{(File History)}的驱动器：从控制面板使用^{(Control Panel)}文件历史记录^{(File History)}：您可以做什么和不能做什么！

您可以尝试的另一件事是排除一些不需要备份的库或文件夹。

您在文件历史记录驱动器^{(File History drive)}上释放了多少空间？

如果您仔细按照本指南中的步骤进行操作，并且您的选择有点激进，则可以释放大量存储空间^{(storage space)}，以供将来备份。在关闭之前，请告诉我们我们的指南是否有帮助以及您释放了多少存储空间。^{(storage space)}

How to free up space when the File History drive is full

If yоu turn File History on without configuring it correctly, you are going to learn the hard way that it keeps the saved versions of your files in its backup location forever, until you run out of space and you have to do something about it. The first time we used it, the File History drive got full in just a few weeks. Here is how to clean up the File History drive of old files you do not need and configure File History so that its backup drive doesn't run out of space quickly:

Free up storage space on your File History drive, when it is full

If File History complains that its backup drive is full, and it can no longer back up your files, open the Control Panel, and go to "System and Security -> File History." More details about using the File History from the Control Panel can be found here: Working with File History from the Control Panel: What you can and can't do!

Make sure that the backup drive is plugged into your computer and, in the column on the left of the File History window, click or tap "Advanced settings."

You are shown a list of advanced settings. To free up storage space, click or tap the link that says: "Clean up versions." It is found in the Versions section.

The File History Cleanup window opens. You are asked to select the criteria based on which to delete older versions of files and folders so that you can free up storage space. The default value is "Older than 1 year." Click on it and select different criteria.

"Older than 1 month" or "All but the latest one" are settings that are going to free up a lot of space. Then, click or tap Clean up.

The deletion process starts and, depending on how much data is stored, you might have to wait a while. When the cleanup is finalized, you are informed. Click or tap OK, and the File History drive should have some free space available for backing up your data.

What to do to make sure that File History is not going to run out of space anytime soon

Unless you improve your settings, the File History drive is going to be full again, sometime soon. To make sure that this problem happens rarely or never, you can choose to keep the saved versions of your files for a lot less than forever.

In the Advanced Settings of File History, click the drop-down list for "Keep saved versions" and select a short time frame like one or three months. Then, press Save changes.

You can make the same change from the Settings app too: open Settings and go to Update & Security and then to Backup. On the left side of the Settings window, click or tap More options, beneath the switch that enables or disables File History.

Then, choose a different value for "Keep my backups." Again, one month or three months is a better idea than forever.

For more details about working with File History from the Settings app, read: How to use File History to backup your data in Windows 10.

If the File History drive has little storage space that gets filled up quickly, no matter how you configure it, a good idea is to change the backup drive with another that has more storage space. This guide shows you how to change the drive used for File History: Working with File History from the Control Panel: What you can and can't do!

Another thing you could try is to exclude some libraries or folders that don't need a backup.

How much space did you free up on your File History drive?

If you follow the steps in this guide carefully, and you are a bit aggressive with your choices, you can free up a lot of storage space, for your future backups. Before closing, tell us whether our guide has helped and how much storage space did you free up.

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