Refer to previous posts about the absence in Win 11 Settings of an option to backup to a local external drive and the necessity to use Control Panel / File History:
https://whysun.com/computers-the-internet/windows-11-update-2-control-panel-back-up/
https://whysun.com/computers-and-the-internet/windows-11-update-8-synctoy-backup/
https://whysun.com/computers-and-the-internet/windows-11-update-9-synctoy-alternative-syncfolder/
When searching the internet on the subject, I have found articles like these two:
https://www.windowscentral.com/hidden-changes-you-may-have-missed-windows-11
First note the date of the article – 25th Aug 2021 – then scroll down to No 9 showing an entry under Settings / System / Storage / Advanced Storage Settings / Backup Options. This no longer exists, at least on the two up to date Windows 11 computers I own.
Similar information appears in this article dated March 2022 in Method 1 https://www.ubackup.com/articles/backup-files-to-external-hard-drive-windows-11.html
I had not noticed this, perhaps because it was under Storage – not Backup. In any case, it is no longer there, BUT still accessible under Control Panel / File History.
At first, I thought the articles might be referring to new builds but I can’t find any indication of this. I have searched through changes expected in Win 11 version 22H2, now due later this year, but can’t find any reference to it.
AS previously stated, it is being suggested that this function is being depreciated. Once again, I hope not.