How do I sync my local documents folder with OneDrive?
If you wonder about this query, you are in the right place.
In this post,MiniToolwill show you how to sync local folders to OneDrive with ease.
you could sync or back up your documents, folders, photos, etc.
to OneDrive so that you’re free to access data anywhere across different devices.
So, how to sync a local folder to OneDrive?
See the following instructions.
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How to Sync local folders to OneDrive
Usually, OneDrive is pre-installed on your Windows 11/10 PC.
If not, you gotta manually download OneDrive and install it on the computer.
Just go to https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/onedrive/download, get the .exe file, and run it to install.
Then, start the sync or backup task.
Step 1: TypeOneDriveinto the search box and click this app to open it.
Step 2: Sign in to OneDrive to get started with your Microsoft account.
Step 3: Choose the OneDrive backup location by clickingChange location.
Then, clickNextto go on.
Step 4: Decide which folders to back up to OneDrive by enabling/disabling the switch of each category.
Then, clickStart backupto sync local folders to OneDrive.
After that, go on to know your OneDrive by following the on-screen wizards.
OneDrive helps to back up your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders to the cloud by default.
Just clickAdvanced tweaks, scroll down to theExcluded file extensionssection, and clickExclude.
Then, enter an extension like exe to prevent files from backing up to OneDrive.
Whats Windows 11 OneDrive?
Is it different from Windows 10 OneDrive?
How to use OneDrive in Win11?
What are the limitations of it?
If you want to keep your data safe, OneDrive is a good option.
Just follow the given instructions to sync folders to OneDrive in Windows 11/10.
We strongly recommend creating a such backup to follow the3-2-1 backup strategy.
It supports scheduled backups, incremental and differential backups to protect your data securely and reliably.
Just get it to have a try.
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