Why is File History turned on?

[Nicholas Stauffer]

First of all, I'm irate. My computer recently started telling me to "reconnect File History drive". In all of my years using Windows, I've never encountered this feature. And quite frankly, I'm alarmed. I was never prompted to set it up and would never have opted in to it. I have since figured out what it is and how to switch it off but I still have the nagging question of WHY was it turned on in the first place? I never asked for this and do not want it.

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