Question before performing a clean installation

I will be clean installing Windows 10 and was looking to make sure that my Personal synced settings are backed up and reinstalled during the installation process. I'm just looking for some feedback from the rest of the guys on the forum. Are there other users who have PC or laptop devices showing up under Device Backups in OneDrive Online on Windows 10. The message I'm getting is that I dont have any devices backing up. In Windows 10..its always been empty for me!
Sync Settings has always been enabled. Ive had a conversation on the Microsoft Community forum with moderators and they say I should have backups there on Windows 10 just the same as I used to get with Windows 8 and 8.1. Confusing! I did see someone on here post that it only works in Windows 10 for phones. I quoted this to Microsoft Moderators and they told me that's not correct

Caledon Ken said:

This tutorial may shed some light on the discussion.

Turn On or Off Sync Settings for Microsoft Account in Windows 10

Of course things like Firefox or Chrome are saved through your sign in to their products. If you use Thunderbird save your profile.

Hi Ken. No, the tutorial doesn't provide any info about the device backups or how the process is supposed to work in Windows 10. Like I said Ive always had those syncing options all enabled..and I always use the Edge browser. I don't use any other browsers at all

Caledon Ken said:

So I did quick search and started here.

Enable or Disable OneDrive Integration

It mentions "Sync Settings" in the blue Note area which kicks you to the first tutorial I posted.

You will notice numerous links at bottom of tutorial that will take you to numerous subjects on Onedrive. None per say talk to device backups.

Of course devices backup has different meanings to different members. If you backup all your data to Onedrive and have synced settings "On" one could call this a device backup. I wouldn't. For me a device backup is the OS, drivers programs and data.

Is there any particular sync setting that you are wanting to backup that the tutorial does not talk mention?

The only reason I use it is so that my favourites in Edge and Internet Explorer are automatically backed up and automatically reinstalled again after a clean installation plus a few other individual general settings are done automatically as well. Its nice and handy and saves a lot of messing about

AndreTen said:

I've never seen device backups there myself. Settings are synced via Settings and Edge's settings (Favorites and saved passwords and form fills) via Edge sync: Click settings in Edge, and make sure that your account is correct, syncing is on and after check device syncing

Andre, I have a feeling that the device backup doesn't show in OneDrive on Windows 10. I haven't seen anyone say that a backup exists there anyway. I know it used to in Windows8, 8.1

Caledon Ken said:

Oh I agree, having them in cloud makes it a whole lot easier.

As a backup to syncing there is this tutorial on Edge favorites and I'm sure you can find one on IE.

Backup and Restore Microsoft Edge Favorites in Windows 10

Hi Ken, Ive used the import/export feature before..quite a while ago though. at that time I found that it left quite a few of my favourites behind. Several folder in my Edge favourites were missing when I imported them. Maybe the process works perfectly now. I haven't tried it for a while