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JohnrC123
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Aug 15, 2018

Is OneDrive Deleting Newer Files After Backup Restore?

After a BSOD caused by an unsuccessful System Restore, and no way to get back into Win 10, I purchased a new drive and restored a backup image from a couple of weeks ago.   In those couple of weeks...
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Aug 15, 2018
This depends where you saved the files during those few weeks. If you mean saved to OneDrive in the cloud then those files will be preserved when you sync back up. If you saved them to your OneDrive folder that isn’t setup to sync then you have a different situation where you’ll run into conflicts but you should be prompted of such.
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JohnrC123
Copper Contributor
Aug 15, 2018

Thank you both for your time. 

 

I'm probably not clear, but it seems your replies might run counter to each other... 

 

1) I create a Word doc on the computer, saving it to my OD folder on the computer. 

 

2) OD syncs and the doc is now also in the cloud.

 

3) I install a new drive in the computer and restore from a backup image from last month. The OD folder on this new drive does not have the new doc created in Step 1 above. But OD in the cloud does have it. 

 

4) Syncing starts as soon as I boot into Windows... With no real time to stop/pause syncing(!)

 

5) Will OD in the cloud put the missing doc on my drive, or will my computer delete the file currently in the cloud? Could either of these happen without warning me first?

 

6) In either event, if the file was deleted, wouldn't that deleted file be in Recycle either in the Cloud or on the computer? Long explanation why, but it's hard to be sure... my hunch is that I've lost newer files along the way (and don't see them in any Recycle bin).

 

 

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    Hexaae
    Brass Contributor
    Dec 05, 2018
    I'm afraid it will delete the new files online!
    Just happened to me: I restored an old image on my broken PC (without the newly created files in local OD) and once connected to the Internet it synced (old, from backup) local OD and removed the new files I created on the online OneDrive! This is a SERIOUS DESIGN ISSUE not considering drive backup restore situations!

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