Windows 10: How do I save files from OneDrive to both Windows 11 computer hard drive and external hard...

I want to have all my files that are automatically saved to OneDrive also saved to my Windows 11 computer's hard drive and an external hard drive. I do not want to delete any of the files, pictures, documents. I'm working with Dell Support on an issue with my laptop and they may need to reset back to factory settings. I didn't know that most of what I save is automatically saved to OneDrive, I thought my files were saving to both my internal hard drive and OneDrive. My bad...Do I download the files from OneDrive to computer hard drive? How do I do this without losing the files from OneDrive. I

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saving and viewing files on an external hard drive

Hi Sam,

We appreciate you for being part of Windows 10.

Yes, you may format the external hard drive. Follow the below steps.

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  Connect the external hard drive to Windows 10 computer.
  
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  Press Windows + E keys on the keyboard to the keyboard to open the file explorer.
  
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  Locate the external hard drive on left navigation pane in File explorer.
  
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  Right click on the external hard drive and click on
  Format.
  
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  Click Start and follow on screen instructions to format the hard drive.
  

I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Backing up to one drive and an external hard drive?

Greetings, Karl! My name is Arif, and I will assist you today.

I hope I have understood your concern very well! Do you mean you want a simple command for users to save OneDrive files to an external hard drive, or do you mean saving files to both OneDrive and an external hard drive?

- If you want to save OneDrive files simply, connect the hard drive, login to your OneDrive account on a web browser, and try downloading to the external drive. If it doesn't allow you to choose the download location on your external drive, once downloaded, you can manually move the files to your external hard drive.

- However, if you want to save files on both OneDrive and an external hard drive, it's not possible because OneDrive and external hard drives serve different purposes.

- OneDrive is a cloud storage service by Microsoft, allows you to store files in the cloud. It syncs files to your computer for offline access and provides a web interface. Integrated with File Explorer, it facilitates easy file management. On the other hand, external hard drives offer local storage through physical connections like USB. They are used for backup, extra storage, or file transfers but aren't cloud-based and don't automatically sync files to the cloud like OneDrive.

Move your files to a new Windows PC using an external storage device:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/mov...

I hope my steps and explanation help you achieve your goal of saving files to both OneDrive and an external hard drive.

Warm Regards,

Arif

 

External Hard Drive

Hi John,

We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

• Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
• Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.

The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

Let us know if you need further help.