Confusion Say
I have experienced the Oneness of the OneDrive
I doth sayeth it doth sucketh  

The OneDrive Condundrum continues to cause consternation and confusion across a comprehensive cluster of computer users.  And, as such, OneDrive is one topic that deserves its own space and page.  Except where noted in blue each page will open in its own window.

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And that segues well into our next vignette below.  The overarching purpose of the 4 part series on OneDrive was to make My Readers become aware of, and thus take control of, their own backups.  Proper backup, and the dismounting of the backup drive after the backup completes, is the only protection a user can have against losing all their precious decades old data to the crooks, or to the ether, or to both.

Step 1:  Gather and organize the data so a user can find easily the data set.
Step 2:  Copy that data set to an external drive of sufficient capacity to hold the complete data set.
Step 3:  Once the backup is complete let the backup drive sit idle for a few minutes to allow the writing to the backup to finish.
Step 4:  Disconnect the backup drive from whatever device it is connected to, and carefully store the backup drive.
Step 5: (Optional) Make a backup copy of the backup.

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2.  OneDrive Conundrum — Reprise:  Look for the Blue Icon

The OneDrive Condundrum continues to cause consternation and confusion across a comprehensive cluster of computer users.

OneDrive remains persistent.  Although, fairly easily to control from within the Office apps; other apps might still default to OneDrive.  Notepad is an example of an app that defaults to saving to the OneDrive folder; as do some legacy apps that I still use.  So vigilance is advised.

If you are a Windows user has migrated upward as new versions arise, you may find that files you thought were stored on the local machine are in fact located on the MS cloud.  This might be especially true if you ever used Windows 8.1.  There is an easy way to tell if your files are located on your computer or the OneDrive cloud.  It is the little blue cloud icon next to a file or folder.  When you see this icon it indicates the file or folder in question is located in the cloud.  If you perform your own backup, then you will need to download the file to your computer; or, better yet, to a separate drive.