OneDrive: create backup - how it works

For security reasons, you should back up your OneDrive cloud so that you cannot lose any data. In this guide, we show you how to do this best.

Create a backup at OneDrive - you have to do that

1. Start OneDrive and sign in with your Microsoft account. If you no longer know the password, you can reset it using this guide.
2. Then open the folder of your OneDrive data on your computer as usual.
3. Mark all files there and right-click on the marked symbols. Then select "Copy" in the context menu.
4. You can then copy the selected files to any folder on your hard drive. To do this, simply right-click in the new folder and select "Paste".
5. To increase security, you should also save these files on a USB stick or an external hard drive.
6. If you have blank DVDs on hand, you can also burn these files to a DVD.