File History kept frequent snapshots on an external drive every hour, preserving edits without duplicating files.

Back in Windows XP, I used My Documents to store my stuff. I always had sub folders to organize things, and My Documents was quickly accessed from Explorer and from the normal Save and Load dialogs.

File Explorer, formerly known as Windows Explorer, has since become the built-in program for accessing files on Windows computers. However, Windows has put less work into the software because it has ...