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Backup solution for sharepoint online document libraries
- May 25, 2017
It totally depends on what you want to do. What is it that you want to protect yourself from?
If you want backups like you would do in the on-premises environments then you would probably look at expensive 3rd party solutions.
In general I find that more and more customers simply don't bother.
Traditionally you would take backups for disaster recovery ( well this is Microsoft's problem as they manage the systems)
Then to handle the "oops I deleted a file", you can go to the recycle bin.
Then finally the option of "I made a mistake in my document update and I need to get my document back" ... You should have considered version control if you hadn't already done so.
Ciaran Fletcher - I am looking for a backup solution only for disastrous times. Exactly the kind of situation that you mentioned where an employee who has access to the database deletes the whole database, or an employee who's credentials are compromised has the data downloaded and then deleted from the server to be used as ransomware.
In those times, I would not mind if the whole server can be restored back to it's original state by MS. I will not care for individual file modifications then.
Do you have more info on how frequently MS backs up the SharePoint server and how does one approach them for restore etc.?
Thank you.
Asjad_Hasan in te servicetrust portal https://servicetrust.microsoft.com/ you can find audit reports how Microsoft copes with disaster recovery. Get this doc there "Microsoft Cloud - EBCM - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan Validation Report - FY19 Q3.pdf"
- Asjad_HasanMay 22, 2019Copper Contributor
carry2web - Thank you for the help. It looks like MS is backing up SharePoint Online every 12hrs. It might just be for HW/SW resiliency but it works for me. I am not expecting granular backup, as long as I am safe from disastrous events.
Thanks again for all the help people!!! You guys are the best.
- BrandonC28Dec 05, 2019Copper Contributor
Asjad_Hasan Where did you find the information in regards to how often MS backs up SharePoint online please?