What is full backup?

A full backup is a process of backing up at least one copy of users' data files that they expected to be duplicated. Generally, applications, operating systems, and software can not be copied during a full backup. Backing up fully demands copying a large volume of data. It could be time-consuming, but it is the best data protection option to back up your data as a complete set. 

Can I fully backup my computer to OneDrive?

With the increase in the total amount of personal data and the increase in the cost of hard disk storage, more and more people tend to store their important data in clouds. OneDrive is one of the famous personal cloud storage, which allows file backup, data sync, and folders and files sharing. It gives you the ability to access your files on your PC or mobile devices.

However, there would be times when your computer goes to malfunctions or needs to be switched to a new one. You may wanna backup entire PC to OneDrive. How to backup entire computer to OneDrive? Keep reading to get the information about PC full backup to OneDrive in detail.

How to make OneDrive full backup in Windows

Generally speaking, full computer backup to OneDrive can be done in 3 ways, through the OneDrive client app, the official web, and third-party software. But before backup tasks begin, you should ensure that your unused storage space of OneDrive is enough to store all the files that you want to backup. Let's learn how to get full PC backup to OneDrive in detail.

Way 1: Backup full PC to OneDrive with the OneDrive desktop app

Through the OneDrive client app, you can get PC auto backup to the cloud easily. Please follow the steps below to get it done:

1. Download and install the OneDrive desktop app. If you are a Windows 11 or Windows 10 user, OneDrive has already baked into Windows.

2. Open the OneDrive app, or select the Start button to search for OneDrive in Windows 11/10, and open it. Then, you can sign in with your OneDrive/Microsoft account to set up OneDrive.

3.  After that, follow the on-screen instructions to finish your backup location setup.

4. Then, click on the OneDrive icon on the system tray, click Help & Settings > Settings > Backup > Manage Backup, then check the folders (Desktop, Documents, or Pictures) you want to back up to click Start Backup.

5. Now you can find all your backup data in the OneDrive folder, and it will automatically sync to the cloud. You can drag and drop files to this folder to backup files as well.

This method only allows you to backup certain user folders. If you want to backup personal files and folders, you can only upload them manually through the OneDrive sync folder.

Way 2: Backup full PC to OneDrive with the OneDrive official website

If you don’t want to download the OneDrive desktop app, you can also make OneDrive full backup of your computer through the OneDrive web. How do I backup my entire computer to OneDrive? Here is what to do:

1. Go to the OneDrive official website, and sign in with your account.

2. Click on the Upload button, choose files or folders, and locate the data that you want to backup.

It is not recommended to back up lots of files or large files with the OneDrive Upload button, because it may take a lot of time and is prone to be stuck during the upload.

Way 3: Better Free Way to Full Backup Computer to OneDrive

In addition to the above two methods, you can also backup entire computer to OneDrive with a professional cloud service, such as CBackup. With this tool, you can back up files, folders, and even a whole computer to OneDrive, Google Drive, and other public clouds with ease. It supports PC-to-cloud auto backups, and you can restore data at any time. Compared with the above 2 methods, with the help of CBackup, you can save both your time and effort.

1. Download and install CBackup for free. Register an account, and sign in to it.

2. Click on Storage and choose OneDrive to click Authorize Now and complete its authorization.

★Tip:

CBackup’s authorization system is based on OAuth, which enables CBackup to access your could accounts without saving your login information like cloud account and password. Only with your own permission can CBackup connect your cloud drive account. So, there is no necessity to doubt the safety of CBackup.

3. Then click on the Backup tab, and click Backup PC to Public Cloud.

4. Rename the Task Name and select PC files or folders you expect to backup OneDrive. Then choose OneDrive as the backup destination. Finally, tap Start Backup to backup files to cloud free.

Tips: How to protect your OneDrive backup files

Since people are more intent to store their vital data in clouds, like OneDrive, there would be plenty of potential risks that threaten data safety, for example, program broken down, human errors, hacker attacks, and so forth. 

Thus, if you don’t want to experience data loss, you can protect your OneDrive backup files by duplicating them to other clouds, like Google Drive cloud in advance. To make it done effectively, the cloud to cloud transfer feature of CBackup will do you a big favor.

It provides a huge storage cloud with a reasonable price and allows to manage more than one account, like Google Drive accounts, Dropbox accounts, OneDrive accounts, and others with one login at the same time. Apart from that, it can combine idle space of multiple cloud drives to backup for free. Let’s see how to make backup OneDrive to Google Drive with a few clicks:

1. Sign in to the CBackup desktop app.

2. In the Storage tab, click + Add Cloud on the top, select Google Drive, and hit Add. Then, you should sign in to your Google Drive account and authorize it to CBackup.

3. Click on Backup > Backup Public Cloud to Public Cloud to create a new cloud to cloud backup task.

4. Then, choose OneDrive or certain OneDrive files as your backup source. Choose Google Drive as the destination of your backup task, and hit Start Backup.

★Tip:

You can click on the Setting button, to enable OneDrive scheduled backup, email notification for backup tasks’ success or failure, and file filter features.

As an all-in-one cloud backup tool, CBackup also allows you to:

• Sync PC files/folders to public clouds like Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. For example, you can sync pictures to Google Drive and then access pictures on all platform easily.
• Backup data to CBackup Cloud, which offers 5GB of free backup space and provides subscription plans at cost-effective prices.
• Combine multiple cloud accounts to increase your storage for free when run out of storage space.

Summary

That’s all about OneDrive full backup in three different ways. You can choose one of them to make your task done. In addition, if you are worried about data loss in clouds, it is highly recommended to protect your backup files by cloud to cloud data mirroring with CBackup, which can help you a lot.