Windows 10: How to make OneDrive as only backup and not primary location

I have Windows 11, and decided to link up OneDrive to use it as my backup. However, I want documents to be saved to folders on my C drive, and I want apps/programs to open from those, and not from OneDrive. How can I make the default save location be my C drive folders which is already set by the way, and how to make the default open from.... location be C drive, thank you.

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Backup to Onedrive

Discussion on using Onedrive for backup here:
Using Unlimited OneDrive Space for Backups by Jason Young
- note- its prime aim is to share files between devices. It's not intended as implemented as a primary backup solution.

More discussion here:
Use OneDrive as additional backup location - Super User

Example of using Backup4all as the backup tool, treating Onedrive simply as cloud storage.
How to backup to OneDrive using Backup4all

How useful it may be as a backup destination obviously depends on the amount of storage you've been allocated, and your upload speed.

There's useful material in Onedrive Help (right click the tray icon, Help)

 

W10 Mobile Lumia 830 Backup Not Being Saved to OneDrive

Thanks Chari San,

I understand I can not see what is contained in the backup stored on OneDrive, but I should see them listed. In my case there is not one being stored at all even though the phone reports it has backed up. See screenshots from OneDrive from my phone logged
into the same account the phone is and the backup settings page above. Without the backup on OneDrive my restored phone will lose at least call history, start screen setup and installed app list from what I have found.

Step #2 is not displayed on the new phone. (How can it restore a backup that is not on OneDrive at all). It skips over that step and I get a default install on the new phone without my call history, start page or app history. I'm not sure what else I
might be missing but for sure at least those 3 items do not come across.

How do I resolve this issue? Suggestions?

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.