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3 Best Ways to Backup Windows to External Storage

You should always prefer backing up Windows locally on external storage rather than on a cloud platform. The Windows File ...
ZDNet

Windows 11 now turns on OneDrive folder backup without your permission

Microsoft often fiddles with Windows in ways that benefit the company, but not necessarily its users. The latest example affects OneDrive in Windows 11. OneDrive can back up and synchronize certain ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 Keeps Asking Users to Back Up Their PCs With OneDrive

Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 11 feature that displays a bold "BACK UP YOUR PC" alert in Settings. It pops up as a yellow warning banner urging users to back up their data, mainly through ...
ZDNet

How to undo OneDrive Backup and restore your personal files to your Windows 11 PC

Microsoft is automatically turning 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. This article ...