Manage Backup of Folders to OneDrive

Overview

This article details the steps to manage the backup of folders to OneDrive to sync the folders on your hard drive with OneDrive.

Steps

  1. Select the OneDrive OneDrive icon icon in the Windows system tray and then select the Settings Settings icon icon and select Settings.

​​​​​​​Select OneDrive icon, select Settings icon, and select Settings

  1. Click the Manage backup button.

Click Manage backup button

  1. Select the folders to backup and then click the Save changes button.

Select the folders to backup and click Save changes button

OneDrive sets up the folder backup and syncs these folders from your hard drive to OneDrive. Depending on the size of your folders, this may take a while.

OneDrive sets up folder backup and syncs folders

Note: If a message displays stating some files weren’t moved from their original locations to OneDrive and won’t be backed up, you should move the files manually to OneDrive.

Going forward, all your files saved to these folders on your hard drive will be automatically backed up on OneDrive.

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Contact Information

If you experience any issues following these steps, please contact the IT Help Desk by phone at 703-426-4141 or through the IT Help Desk Web Page.

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