southparkcpa wrote:
Maybe NOT a physical back up but if your files are on one drive , what am I missing? They are available, online permanently unless you delete them no???
Microsoft only protects against data loss from a server failure, for example, with their own backups you have zero access to. They do very little or nothing to protect against accidentally deleted files (advanced subscriptions to MS 365 have protection nets and I have them implemented, but the average user does not have access, know they exist, let alone implement if they do have access).
This is why I have my OneDrive fully download all folders and documents to my primary PC, which is then backed up using CrashPlan Business and to rotating SSDs via ShadowProtect SPX, and I keep the SSDs not currently being used in pretty heavy duty safe. Additionally, I use Spanning to back up Exchange, OneDrive, my contacts and calendar, etc., on at least a daily basis. I have had to use one or all three backup methods to restore data at one time or another.