File History
E182210
File History is a Windows backup feature that automatically saves and allows restoration of previous versions of users’ personal files.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| File History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1610182 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: File History Context triple: [Windows RT, includedFeature, File History]
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A.
File Explorer
File Explorer is the built-in file management application in Microsoft Windows that lets users browse, organize, and manage files, folders, and drives on their computer.
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B.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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C.
Google Vault
Google Vault is a data retention, eDiscovery, and information governance tool for Google Workspace that helps organizations preserve, search, and export user data for compliance and legal purposes.
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D.
Google Photos
Google Photos is a cloud-based photo and video storage and management service that offers automatic backup, organization, sharing, and powerful search features using Google’s AI.
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E.
FDsys
FDsys (Federal Digital System) was the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s former online platform for providing free public access to official federal government publications and documents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: File History Target entity description: File History is a Windows backup feature that automatically saves and allows restoration of previous versions of users’ personal files.
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A.
File Explorer
File Explorer is the built-in file management application in Microsoft Windows that lets users browse, organize, and manage files, folders, and drives on their computer.
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B.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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C.
Google Vault
Google Vault is a data retention, eDiscovery, and information governance tool for Google Workspace that helps organizations preserve, search, and export user data for compliance and legal purposes.
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D.
Google Photos
Google Photos is a cloud-based photo and video storage and management service that offers automatic backup, organization, sharing, and powerful search features using Google’s AI.
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E.
FDsys
FDsys (Federal Digital System) was the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s former online platform for providing free public access to official federal government publications and documents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows backup feature
ⓘ
data protection technology ⓘ |
| backsUp |
Contacts folder
ⓘ
Desktop folder ⓘ Favorites folder ⓘ OneDrive files available offline ⓘ libraries ⓘ |
| backupDestination |
external hard drive
ⓘ
network location ⓘ secondary internal drive ⓘ |
| backupType | incremental backup ⓘ |
| category |
Windows security and maintenance feature
ⓘ
backup and restore ⓘ |
| configurationInterface | Control Panel ⓘ |
| configurationPath | Control Panel > System and Security > File History ⓘ |
| defaultSchedule | hourly backups (configurable) ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| excludesByDefault |
program files
ⓘ
system files ⓘ |
| includedIn |
consumer editions of Windows 10
ⓘ
consumer editions of Windows 11 ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Windows 8 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 8.1 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
automatically back up personal files
ⓘ
restore previous versions of files ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | continuous data protection ⓘ |
| relatedFeature |
Windows Backup (Windows 7 backup and restore)
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Backup
|
| replaces | Previous Versions ⓘ |
| requires | separate drive or network location for backups ⓘ |
| restorationInterface |
File Explorer Previous Versions tab
ⓘ
File History restore window ⓘ |
| retentionPolicy |
keep saved versions for a specified time
ⓘ
keep saved versions forever (configurable) ⓘ keep saved versions until space is needed ⓘ |
| supports |
on-demand backup run
ⓘ
restore entire libraries ⓘ restore folders ⓘ restore individual files ⓘ scheduled backups ⓘ versioning of files ⓘ |
| userCan |
browse backup history by date
ⓘ
change backup drive ⓘ exclude specific folders from backup ⓘ manually start backup ⓘ |
| uses | Volume Shadow Copy Service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: File History Description of subject: File History is a Windows backup feature that automatically saves and allows restoration of previous versions of users’ personal files.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.