Windows 10: How do I backup my OneDrive folders onto a second hard drive?

I have been using Backup and Restore Windows 7 thinking it was backing up all my files. Then I went to look at my backed up files and I found out nothing is being backed up because they are all in OneDrive folders and, even though I have all my OneDrive files and folders permanentally in my computer, Backup and Restore does not backup from nor restore to the OneDrive folder and subfolders. Why!?Is there some way to change that, and if not, what alternative to Backup and Restore do I need in order to backup OneDrive onto a second hard drive weekly?Or would it be better to find an alternativ

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Can't backup one drive folder with Backup & Restore

It seems that after the most recent Microsoft update to OneDrive, my previously working daily backup using "Backup & Restore (Windows 7)" in Windows 10 has stopped working. I have a separate internal hard drive specifically for my OneDrive folder. I noticed
my backup was not working properly so I went into the settings and found that the listings under this separate hard drive contained no "OneDrive" folder. OneDrive seems to be working properly in every other way, I just can't run a "Backup & Store" backup job
including my OneDrive folder because it does not appear. I've tried other backup programs and they see the folder just fine but I would like to use my Windows backup because I still like it the best.

P.S. I am NOT talking about Windows 10 file history. I DO NOT want to use this backup.

Moved from: [OneDrive / Working with files and folders on OneDrive / Editing and viewing files and folders / OneDrive in Windows 10]

 

OneDrive moved my Desktop into a OneDrive folder and removed Google Drive

To revert the shell folder locations to default, open OneDrive and do the following:

Important: Before proceeding, copy the files in those special folders to another folder or external drive. Please don’t copy them anywhere under Desktop/Documents/Pictures. This is because disabling OneDrive backup for a folder would erase the local copies of the files. Copying them to a different location beforehand will ensure that you don’t need to download them again from the OneDrive cloud.

1. Right-click the OneDrive icon in the Notification area and click Settings.
   
2. Select the Backup tab, and click Manage Backup
   
3. In the Manage folder backup dialog, click on the Stop backup link under the special folder (Desktop, Documents, or Pictures)
   
4. Click Stop backup in the confirmation dialog that appears.
   
5. Repeat the step for each shell folder you want to revert to the original location.
   

See also:

• Error “The folder can’t be moved here” Moving Documents/Pictures, Caused by OneDrive
  
• Libraries are placed in onedrive folder instead of local folder - Microsoft Community
  

 

Free hard drive backup/restore program?

I am looking for a free (freeware) program that will back up and restore a hard drive. I'm looking to clone a few external hard drives. If the program will backup the used space instead of the whole drive this will be awesome! Thanks for any suggestions.