Windows 10: OneDrive Usage and Backup Question

I am using Onedrive under Windows 10 to store all my user data (files). My question is should I be backing up my files in my Onedrive to another location, ie. a local drive of another cloud storage location.

One of primary reasons I use Onedrive is that I was under the impression that I would no longer need to backup my user data as Microsoft would be much more organized and religious about maintianing user data stored in the Onedrive server farm. Am I thinking wrong here? What are the real and most likely reasons Onedrive would lose my data?

Thanks

Jerry

RolandJS said:

Does OneDrive require an internet connection to restore? If yes, do you have both a USB and DVD boot that will connect to the internet in case the OS suffers a major [im][ex]plosion?

The OP is not backing the OS up on ONEDRIVE, only his user data files. If his OS gets corrupted, best recovery would be a clean install and then setup ONEDRIVE. Good to go.

Yes, correct, I am using OneDrive exclusively for my data. It appears to work great and I never worry about finding my files. I probably should backup my OneDrive as it the only source for my data but I suspect that MS works very hard to maintain the integrity and accuracy of files stored on their OneDrive server farms. I assume they do a much better job than I can do.

I should add that I use File History so there is in theory a backup of my data files.

The combination of OneDrive and File History appears sufficient and a very simple, effective way to manage user data (mind you, I'm talking only user data here). Would welcome other thoughts on the matter

RolandJS said:

Oh, ok, a clean OS re-install. I'm wondering if periodic full images of the OS partition onto external media would make the OS-rebuilding faster.

Well maybe, but it depends on how many applications the OP has installed. For me it would take a minimum 4 days to recover with a clean install and I don't don't want to do that. But then the OP would have to setup a new backup scheme and backing up to One Drive is painfully slow. Then with Microsoft weekly C.U.'s, it makes any backup situation more complex.

Even though One Drive is not a really backup solution, it works really good for sharing/backing up of your data. I use it to share data between my desktop, laptop, tablet and phone. What ever data I update (any platform), ends up appearing on all devices. Works good !