

(1) was it me and my stupidity in running those two actions together? (and maybe killing a registry entry or a Win 10 system file?) Or could it have been the Win 10 download? AND, of course, Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool for Windows 8, 8.1, 10 and Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2 圆4 Edition - September 2015 (KB890830) Successfully inastalled 12/09/15 ( after hiccup) and.Ĭumulative Update for Windows 10 for 圆4-based Systems (KB3081455) Twice failed to install 12/09/15, PBOBABLY BECAUSE it had successfully installed 9/09/15! Re the Win update (new laptop) - it had seemed a bit funny - UPDATE HISTORY shows: It recognized and tried backing up to a usb stick also. NB - I can still - no probs - backup Norton to the 4TB HDD, and File History will recognize my old HDD (WD My Pavilion) and backup to that. After a few shutdowns and reboots (always turn it off and on - sometimes works) and a bit more investigation ( see attached pdf below with screenshots) the situation's the same.

A bit more investigation and I realised my new laptop's Win 10 wasn't recognizing the 4TB HDD as a "usable drive" now.

Then one stops - I didn't notice which one.Īfterwards, I noticed the File History backup hadn't apparently succeeded as the "Last Backup" date was in August. If a Norton backup was running, then I was deleting the File History folder).Įither way, a box pops up saying two actions are running simultaneously and shows them. (i.e., if it was a File History backup I was running, then I was deleting the Norton items. To save time (why do I always do these things?) while one backup was running (being a thicky, I can't remember which) I deleted the "other" backup content from the relevant user folder. I also did both a Norton backup and a File History backup from the new laptop to the 4TB Ext. Yesterday, there was a Windows Update (details of which I mention below in case they are relevant). After each backup, I would delete the old contents of each user folder, and replace them with the new backup items. To avoid confusion among the two computers' backup files (backups can only be done to the HDD, not specific folders on it), I move the backup-generated files and folders into named user folders. I also backup my Norton to that drive, AND, I also backup from the old laptop to the same drive (both Norton and File History). Until yesterday, 12/09/15, I used to be able to do a "File History" backup from the new laptop to a WD Ext HDD 1021 USB Device (a 4TB unit). I have two Toshiba Satellite laptops, one old, one new, both running Win 10 Home installed via the recent upgrades. I'm not sure which sub-forum this should go on so, mods, feel free to move.
