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It is also just one of the worst cloud storage services compared to Dropbox or Seafile
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this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025
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OneDrive isn’t really useful for consumer level so it being crammed down customers throats is dumb. It works great in an enterprise where you use multiple managed computers though. You always have the files you need because they aren’t stuck on the hard drive of a computer that you either aren’t nearby or that is getting re-imaged.
I run a repair shop and work with consumers on a daily basis.
I’ve had dozens of occasions where a client is about to be spending hundreds on advanced data recovery service, but I had them check OneDrive.com only for them to discover everything they cared about is already there.
I’ve also had plenty of occasions where someone hands me their “backup” only for it to be a blank external drive that they plugged in and assumed would “just work”
I would argue that Microsoft’s strategy is actually highly effective for getting tech novices connected to a backup solution that doesn’t add anything new to the to-do list. Windows Users really have to consciously go against the grain to end up paying for advanced data recovery services.