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However, if you use OneDrive to sync your documents, pictures, and videos across devices, you probably noticed that the OneDrive folder isn’t getting backed up when you run the tool.

From a tech article: “File History is a great tool to backup your personal files automatically.

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File History is the built-in Windows feature that automatically backs up your files to an external hard drive.

– have the same limitation unless they are explicitly designed to connect to OneDrive online.

Other backup programs – Cloudberry, BackBlaze, Acronis, etc.

“Microsoft released a Files On-Demand feature for OneDrive in 2017 that is not compatible with Carbonite.”

Carbonite does not back up OneDrive folders.

I’m changing the backup settings to ignore OneDrive folders. The backups are running perfectly, but the program gets confused by the OneDrive files-that-aren’t-really-files, so it thinks it has failed.

I am being bombarded with messages about “failed backups” for clients with Bruceb Cloud Backup.

They cannot back up OneDrive files that are only online.Įxamples of what this means for traditional backup programs: To repeat: local backup programs can only back up files that are on your local hard drive. Microsoft has a complex set of status icons for OneDrive files that show up in File Explorer like inscrutable emoji.

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Similarly, when you open a file, OneDrive keeps an offline copy of the file on your hard drive at least for a while. You can manually force your computer to keep local copies of files, if you like, by right-clicking and choosing to “always keep on this device.” OneDrive then makes a copy of the files and stores them on your hard drive. Most non-technical users are not compulsive about the whole online/offline thing because it works fine without thinking about it. When you want to open the file, the stub reaches out to Microsoft and the file is downloaded from the online server. They look like files, and they act like files, but they’re just placeholders, little stubs with some metadata.

The files aren’t really on your hard drive. All the folder names and file names are displayed, you can open files by clicking on them, and you can rename files and display file properties and do anything else you would do with any other file. “Files On Demand” allows you to browse through your OneDrive files in File Explorer exactly like before. Since it’s Microsoft, it’s a bit confusing – I tried to straighten it out in this article. Recently Microsoft added a new feature to OneDrive called “Files On Demand.” It’s turned on by default when you connect to OneDrive for the first time. There’s a good chance that your OneDrive files are only in the cloud and aren’t on your hard drive at all. Local backup programs can only back up files that are on your hard drive. If you’re also running a separate backup program (like Bruceb Cloud Backup, Carbonite, Cloudberry Backup, or Windows File History), it may not be backing up the OneDrive files. If you are attacked by ransomware, you can restore your entire OneDrive to a previous time before the malware started. If you sign in to OneDrive online and click on Recycle Bin in the left column, deleted files can be recovered for thirty days. OneDrive provides several ways to recover files that are accidentally deleted. Microsoft is not going to lose your files if the stock market blue-screens. If you have files in OneDrive or OneDrive for Business, it means Microsoft stores your files in the cloud. I have a story to tell you about why your backup program is not backing up OneDrive files – but don’t panic! This is just a public service announcement that may help you someday if you understand what’s going on behind the scenes.

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