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		runjake on Oct 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows 8.1 now available > Edit 2: I haven't figured out backups yet. Windows 7 backup was trivial with an external disk. Look up the File History feature. It's essentially Time Machine for Windows. http://www.hanselman.com/blog/Windows8Step0TurnOnContinuousB...

donatzsky on Oct 17, 2013 [–]

Notice that "Windows 7 File Recovery" hiding down in the corner? That's the backup feature from Windows 7, working just as it always did.

edandersen on Oct 18, 2013 | [–]

This is removed in Windows 8.1. Now it's File History or nothing.

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