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DATElliott Author

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OneNote for Mac - Backup Solutions Needed

Upon installing Microsoft OneNote for Mac, the software client automatically saves all OneNote files in the cloud with OneDrive. Is anyone aware of how one might save a backup of these files to a local or alternative cloud location (e.g. iCloud or Google Drive) for safekeeping? As it stands now, OneDrive will not allow a user to copy the OneNote files to another location, nor will it allow a user to move the files to a non-OneDrive location. Additionally, there is no option available on the client to export within the native file format (or export at all, frankly).

The best backup method as of this moment is to email yourself each and every note created in OneNote. In addition to being tedious, it wholly lacks in anything resembling security for the note contents.

Left as is, the only copy of all content created and saved in OneNote for Mac is saved on OneDrive. It goes down, all content is lost for all intents and purposes.

If someone has figured out a way to overcome this issue (other than moving to another software solution or using Windows), I'd really like to know.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Sep 25, 2014 8:21 PM

49 replies

Csound1

Level 9

60,033 points

Nov 20, 2015 9:45 AM in response to Girshon Rutstein

OneDrive is not a backup, please don't think it is. Install OneDrive on your Mac and use TimeMachine

Nov 20, 2015 9:49 AM in response to Csound1

I am confused, isn't a local OneDrive back up of the cloud OneDrive that is online? That's what I am looking for. And I do have the time machine.

Csound1

Level 9

60,033 points

Nov 20, 2015 9:49 AM in response to Girshon Rutstein

No, it's a mirror, so it's identical to the other one, complete with deletions.

How do you backup your Mac?

Nov 20, 2015 9:53 AM in response to Csound1

I see, so local OneDrive is a mirror of the one online, right? Besides Time Machine, I have SuperDuper, and project files I am backing up with Chronosync.

Csound1

Level 9

60,033 points

Nov 20, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Girshon Rutstein

Then your OneDrive is backed up (assuming you have installed it) and if you haven't installed it is not backed up.

Nov 20, 2015 11:29 AM in response to Csound1

I will install it, 😁

Csound1

Level 9

60,033 points

Nov 20, 2015 11:30 AM in response to Girshon Rutstein

🙂

Dec 1, 2015 8:01 AM in response to Csound1

Thanks for your help. My concern is that whats on my hard drive under OneDrive is a small file that doesnt have the actual file backup but is simply a url link file to the cloud backup (its only 117 bytes on my hard drive).

Dec 4, 2015 1:49 PM in response to Csound1

Csound1 Your responses are snarky and only half-helpful. Thanks a lot!

Csound1

Level 9

60,033 points

Dec 4, 2015 2:09 PM in response to crescentrose

crescentrose wrote:

Csound1 Your responses are snarky and only half-helpful. Thanks a lot!

Your question is not intelligible.

Dec 8, 2015 8:19 PM in response to Csound1

Csound you are wrong about "No, it's a mirror, so it's identical to the other one, complete with deletions."

Its nothing but links to the files online, which is horrible. So if I lose on OneDrive I can not access the files any longer.

What a non practical way to back up locally, actually there is no back up.

Csound1

Level 9

60,033 points

Dec 8, 2015 8:24 PM in response to Girshon Rutstein

Girshon Rutstein wrote:

Csound you are wrong about "No, it's a mirror, so it's identical to the other one, complete with deletions."

Its nothing but links to the files online, which is horrible. So if I lose on OneDrive I can not access the files any longer.

What a non practical way to back up locally, actually there is no back up.

Except that on my installation it's a mirror, no links, just files.