List of directories covered by file history

Question

_{Thursday, February 22, 2018 7:15 PM}

Where in registry can one find list of directories the files within file history is enabled for?

That one in Settings app > Security area > Backup sub-area is not suitable for double-check if all desired directories are on file history, one can't see whole list at one shot, one can't sort it, one can export it to plain-text.

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_{Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:34 PM ✅Answered}

the list of included and excluded folders is in the file
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config1.xml

_{Friday, February 23, 2018 8:30 AM}

File History configuration is stored in xml files in %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration.

It's referenced in registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\fhsvc\Parameters\Configs with value name = path to configuration folder, and value data = REG_DWORD:1.

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_{Tuesday, February 27, 2018 7:54 PM}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\fhsvc\Parameters\Configs, path value not existing for Windows 10 here. All latest updates were applied.

_{Saturday, June 16, 2018 1:26 PM}

What does not exist on Windows here is the path in file system pointed to by registry value communicated kindly in postings above.

Key in registry reads: 

C:\Users\Ania\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

On disks only following exist: 

C:\Users\Ania\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config1

C:\Users\Ania\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config2

Few more files named to Catalog* scheme.