Is OneDrive a Backup?

❎ OneDrive is a powerful tool, but thinking of it as your backup leads down a dangerous and risky path.

❎ Is Onedrive a backup?
OneDrive has many features that are like backups, but it also has characteristics that make it act like not being a backup at all. While you can use OneDrive as an important part of an overall backup strategy, it’s critical not to rely on it solely, or for things it’s not designed to deal with. At a minimum, OneDrive is no substitute for a regular image backup.

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0:00 OneDrive backup
0:50 OneDrive by itself is not a backup
1:20 It’s not just OneDrive
1:50 OneDrive is only one place
3:20 OneDrive isn’t everything
4:30 Part of a healthy backup plan
6:15 File History

4:40 OneDrive as part of a healthy breakfast
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