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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users (gadgettendency.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a "system component" that can't be

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This isn't new

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The new backup tool ONLY backs up to OneDrive, and you MUST use a personal Microsoft account, not even a work or a school account.

Seriously, look at the link. If you want to use an external drive, for example, or a different cloud account, it's a different process and the settings are buried several layers deep.

If the new app were like the old versatile backup tool you picture here, there would be no issue.

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, really? I'm currently using my university account to back up some folders to OneDrive (provided by my University), and it saved my butt last November when my SSD borked out of nowhere.

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[–] rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

All I’ve wanted for a decade is a built-in backup solution to rival Time Machine but noOOoooO…

I had OneDrive randomly dump a chunk of my files into the website Recycle Bin so I never touched it again. (Yes I know user error is the usual thought but I would have known about dragging multiple things from different folders since at the time all my photos, documents, etc were up there.)

File History I still use but that’s janky, occasionally crashes in the Settings (this is on multiple machines with W10, haven’t touched 11) and wouldn’t backup iCloud Drive. (which I’ve since dumped too since I have a glitch support hasn’t been able to fix that results in broken sync in iCloud for Windows and rapidly ballooning logs)

I’m wondering if it’s even backing up files or just saving to cloud which isn’t a backup.

[–] Chefdano3@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

And here is the CEO complaining that Google uses unfair policies to push it's apps. Fuck both of them.

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