MS Edge Backups


  1. Posts : 1,097
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.437)
       #1

    MS Edge Backups


    Has anyone else noticed Edge making it's own backup .html file now? Mine started 10/17/2017.

    MS Edge Backups-capture.png
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  2. Posts : 31,477
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #2

    Yes, my 'homebrew' backup batch file has just alerted me by finding and backing it up.

    In 1709 Edge appears to make a backup of your Favourites each time it's run. It seems to delete its previous backup and create a new folder (named to include the date it ran) called: MicrosoftEdgeBackups\backups\MicrosoftEdgeBackupYYYYMMDD and containing the file
    MicrosoftEdgeFavoritesBackup.html.
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  3. Posts : 1,097
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.437)
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Initially it just kept adding folders, I had quite a collection of them. But since I deleted the older ones it's just keeping the current one now.
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  4. Posts : 8
    Win 10 Pro & Linux (dual boot)
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    Has no one noticed the hidden folder "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\MicrosoftEdgeBackups\backups\MicrosoftEdgeBackup(datecreated)_dbh095216\Protecte d - It is a violation of Windows Policy to modify", which contains a DAT file. What, exactly, is Microsoft storing therein, and why are they doing it without first informing the user and getting permission? No, it's not enough to get users to agree to the licensing; the Courts have ruled that shrinkwrap licensing does not authorize such activities.

    Anyone using scripts or other clean-up mechanisms to protect privacy should consider adding this to the list.
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