Does Office 365 backup files online, and if so, where?

[aberds1203]

Planning buying this does anybody know what are the consequences on it. Can you share your tips and experience using this office 365 backup files.

 

[Minty]

Not as far as I'm aware, unless you use the online versions that store them on OneDrive/Sharepoint.

In which case they are in Microsoft's cloud.

 

[GPGeorge]

Planning buying this does anybody know what are the consequences on it. Can you share your tips and experience using this office 365 backup files.

You are planning to buy something called "Office 365 backup"? Can you provide more details about where and how this is available? That would go a long way towards understanding the scenario and maybe offering suggestions.

 

[KitaYama]

Office 35 is renamed to Microsoft 365.
In Microsoft 365 you have the option to save the file local or in the cloud. If you save it in One Drive (Microsoft Cloud) you can make it private or share it with others.

If you share a file, you have the option to make it read only or read/write.

 

[KitaYama]

Expiration works only in Business type. It's locked in Personal volume.

 

[isladogs]

The desktop versions of Excel, PowerPoint & Word 365 all have an AutoSave option. When this is switched on, files are saved to OneDrive and can be retrieved from another workstation using the desktop or online versions .... provided you have an internet connection of course

This option is not available in Access, Outlook or Publisher. However, you can still backup manually to OneDrive or other cloud location

 

[Pat Hartman]

If you are looking for an automatic backup, I recommend Carbonite. It backs up all changed files. The files are available from a web browser so you can retrieve them from anywhere. You would NOT share using Carbonite. That is not its intent. I once lost my hard drive. I restored from Carbonite over the web. It took days to finish the restore. If I ever need to do it again, I will pay to have them ship me a CD or a drive overnight for a faster restore. It would be worth the extra money.

I think the way Office works, your files are stored in the cloud or locally depending on your default. So, if your internet is not available, neither are the files stored there. Carbonite is a pure backup. It works in the background. Depending on how many folders/files you select for backup, Carbonite might take a couple of days to completely back up your existing files.