Windows 11 often auto-enables a OneDrive feature called Folder Backup without telling users that it is doing so.

Microsoft automatically turns on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. A recent, undocumented ...

I’m not the biggest fan of mainstream cloud storage like OneDrive, simply because I prefer open-source options that give more control. However, it’s hard to deny how convenient OneDrive is, which ...

Imagine your documents, photos, videos, and other files are gone forever by sudden system crashes or storage device failures. Quite scary, right? However, to prevent this from happening, Microsoft has ...

Microsoft 365 apps will encourage users to back up their files to OneDrive, as announced in a new Message Center entry, to improve data security. Microsoft will display a prompt across Word, Excel, ...

Over the last two years, with so many people working from home (often from personal devices), I have been seeing more and more organizations advising their users to configure their Windows PCs to back ...

Windows 11 now enables OneDrive Backup by default. This moves common folders to the OneDrive folder, creating confusion among users. The backup option is provided, but it should be treated with ...

OneDrive is one of the best cloud storage services around, especially if you have a Microsoft account and use a Windows PC. Its Windows integration is particularly impressive and better than ...

With ransomware attacks dominating the headlines, the need for safe and reliable data backups is more evident than ever. All businesses fear losing their data — or access to their data. In a ...

Q: I have two users set up on my Windows 10 Pro desktop PC. Can I, and how do I, back up the Documents, Pictures and Music libraries for both users to OneDrive? Do I just log into a user on my PC and ...