Two Ways to Create Windows 10 Auto Backup to OneDrive [Free]

Does Windows 10 Automatically Backup to OneDrive?

OneDrive is a robust but simple-to-use cloud storage service launched by Microsoft. This tool helps you store any type of file online, synchronize files across multiple devices, and share files with others easily. The OneDrive desktop app comes pre-installed on Windows 10 and later Windows OS and offers 5GB of free cloud storage per account. So here’s the question – Does OneDrive automatically backup Windows 10?

Sure, you can let specific PC folders, like Desktop, Documents, and Pictures, automatically back up to OneDrive after you set up the OneDrive desktop app on Windows 10. But it is limited to some PC user folders. If you want to backup entire Windows 10 computer to OneDrive, here is another simple solution.

How to Create Windows 10 Backup to OneDrive Automatically

In the following, we will present two methods for creating automatic Windows 10 backup to OneDrive. One is for backing up specific folders, and the other is for the whole Windows 10 computer backup. Let’s check them in detail.

Way 1. Create Windows 10 Auto Backup to OneDrive with Its Desktop App

With the OneDrive desktop app, you can backup important folders on Windows 10 automatically with the following guides.

Step 1. On the Windows 10 PC, search for OneDrive in the Windows search box, and then open it.

Step 2. On the Set up OneDrive screen, sign in with your Microsoft account, and finish the OneDrive setup, including specifying the OneDrive folder location.

Step 3. Then, choose the folders you wish to back up with OneDrive on the Back up folders on this decive in OneDrive screen, and click on Start Backup to auto backup folders on OneDrive.

Tip: You are able to change OneDrive folder backup by heading to OneDrive Settings and clicking on Manage backup under Backup and Sync.

Way 2. Auto Backup Windows 10 to OneDrive via CBackup – Easiest

To automatically backup your whole Windows 10 PC to OneDrive, CBackup, a professional and free cloud backup services, is a better option. With a simple interface, this free backup software can help you backup single files, folders, local disks, external hard drives, and entire computers to OneDrive automatically. And CBackup is superior to the OneDrive desktop app in the following aspects:

• It offers 4 scheduled backup modes to meet different user needs including Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and One Time only.
• It is widely supported on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, and XP.
• In addition to OneDrive, it is also capable of backing up computers to Google Drive, OneDrive, CBackup Cloud, and more clouds in one place.
• It provides email notification to notify you of tasks in time, and file filter to exclude or include certain file types for backup with one click.
• Besides, you can perform cloud to cloud data migration with its Cloud to Cloud/Sync features seamlessly, like transferring Google Drive to Dropbox.

The following content will present you how to create OneDrive auto backup for Windows PC.

Step 1. Download the CBackup program, install and launch it. Create one CBackup account for free and then sign in.

Step 2. Go to the Storage segment, click on OneDrive, and hit Authorize Now to grant authority access to your OneDrive account to CBackup.

Tips:

• CBackup is on the basis of the OAuth system, so you can rest assured of your cloud account and cloud data security.
• You are allowed to add unlimited cloud accounts to CBackup by repeating the cloud-adding step.

Step 3. Then, switch to the Backup tab, and opt for Backup PC to Public Cloud.

Step 4. Select your Windows PC or files you are planning to back up, and choose OneDrive as the backup directory. Click on Settings > Scheduler to set up Windows 10 auto backup to OneDrive. Finally, tap on Start Backup to begin auto OneDrive backups in Windows 10.

Tip: If your OneDrive cloud space is not enough to accommodate all your Windows 10 files, you can rely on the “Combine Cloud” function of CBackup (Storage > Add Combined Cloud) to merge your clouds to get more cloud storage space at no cost.

To Sum it up

To create Windows 10 backup to OneDrive automatically, you can either use the OneDrive desktop app to backup specific folders or utilize CBackup for complete Windows 10 backup options for files, folders, disks, and entire PCs to the cloud. Both ways are useful and free.