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Jesusgbg
Jul 17, 2023Copper Contributor
OneDrive ruined my projects
Today I was working on some of my applications in VS Code. However, out of nowhere, OneDrive opened and decided to update and download tons of files. I have no idea why this happened. I've not used o...
MathieuVandenHautte
Jul 18, 2023Steel Contributor
Hi Jesusgbg,
I advise all my customers to be careful when using Microsoft 365 Desktop apps in combination with the OneDrive Sync app and, if possible, to only use the Microsoft 365 Online applications or the MS Teams Desktop app. Sync issues can and will always result in a versioning- and backup hell.
Mike Williams
Jul 26, 2023Steel Contributor
Nonsense. If you split out the desktop apps from the browser versions, then you will really be in versioning hell.
Note, everyone still needs to properly back up files stored in cloud sync systems. OneDrive/DropBox will save you from "Woops" situations where a file is overwritten or device lost, but for long term recovery, you need distinct versioned backups.
Note, everyone still needs to properly back up files stored in cloud sync systems. OneDrive/DropBox will save you from "Woops" situations where a file is overwritten or device lost, but for long term recovery, you need distinct versioned backups.