Ah, perhaps as I expected: an inclination to 'upgrade' to W11?
I have nothing against it, but I'm used to W10 and (at my time of life!) I don't want to have to get used to something else.
I shall...
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Ah, perhaps as I expected: an inclination to 'upgrade' to W11?
I have nothing against it, but I'm used to W10 and (at my time of life!) I don't want to have to get used to something else.
I shall...
I agree. Macrium for full backup, FreeFileSync to copy files.
Thanks again. It is reassuring that there are people like your good self who are willing and able to help the less experienced such as myself. I'll have a look at Macrium Reflect (Free).
I've now done a backup using the (old) Windows 7 option, which worked perfectly. What's more, choosing the folders I wanted to include (and exclude) seemed to be easier. and there was also the...
Well I've done as you suggested: turning the File History off, rebooting and then turning the feature back on. I also formatted the external HDD again so I could start again to see if things work...
Yes, it is strange. However, at least it now seems to be backing up. Incidentally, although I can now access More Options again which might suggest that it has finished saving, the HDD is still...
OK, I have done that. The new folder contains only a single small file (of 32kB). The external HDD is spinning and has been for over 5 minutes now. I would have thought that backing up only that...
Thanks, Telepro, for your very prompt response.
Yes, I had formatted the external HDD using this computer and I have just copied a small file from my desktop to the external HDD using drag and...
I want to back up my Windows 10 laptop using the built-in Windows back up facility. All of the advice I have read on the internet suggest the use of File History.
I have a Western Digital 500GB...
I'd just like to mention that since removing Avast and relying solely on Windows Defender, I have had no repetition of my earlier problems and, touch wood, no nasties. I am, however, careful which...
I'm afraid that the problems returned, so I telephoned John Lewis's technical support line. It seems that Tedwards was quite correct about Avast: JL told me that the best thing to do would be to...
Further to my last, I have just removed McAfee and installed Avast (free). Immediately, I noticed that the laptop would not shut down correctly: the screen went black but the power button remained...
Thanks Tedwards.
I am running McAfee; the AV programme that came with the computer - a trial version. It has ten more days to run and, after that time is up, I intend to download a free AV...
Interesting. I'm hanging on to this laptop for now as, although John Lewis has said they'll replace it, this model is no longer in stock and anything similar that they do have in (HP, mainly) is...
Thanks for the additional information. As John Lewis have said they will replace the product, I don't really need to go to a lot of trouble now.
My only remaining question is which alternative...
I contacted John Lewis technical support this afternoon and, after a full explanation of the problem and a few questions from them, they said that there was obviously something wrong with the laptop...
Sorry to raise this again, but the problem has re-occurred so I e-mailed Toshiba again.
Contrary to their earlier help, I received a businesslike response stating that they don't bother with...
I don't suppose anyone's interested but, just to put this to bed, I have e-mailed Toshiba who were good enough to send me a display driver update. I have now installed this and the display is...
Thank for the reply Maxiq.
There seem to be several methods of addressing the problem there, many relating to old computers. The annoying thing is that mine is a little over one week old and...
Sorry. I know I joined several weeks after this thread may have been considered closed, but I'd be really interested to hear if anyone has resolved this sort of problem.
Hi, I'm new and am having the same problems. In my case, my laptop is only one week old and had Windows 10 pre-installed.
In my graphics card properties window, I am reading the following...