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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users (gadgettendency.com)

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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a "system component" that can't be

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The new backup tool ONLY backs up to OneDrive, and you MUST use a personal Microsoft account, not even a work or a school account.

Seriously, look at the link. If you want to use an external drive, for example, or a different cloud account, it's a different process and the settings are buried several layers deep.

If the new app were like the old versatile backup tool you picture here, there would be no issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, really? I'm currently using my university account to back up some folders to OneDrive (provided by my University), and it saved my butt last November when my SSD borked out of nowhere.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's what it says. From the same link as above, just below Step 1:

Important: You must use a personal Microsoft account with Windows Backup. Work or school Microsoft accounts won't work.

I think it's because to restore you MUST sign in with the same account you backed up with; if you drop out or get fired, you probably won't have access to that account again. They may also be throwing back any email address with .edu, though that seems a step too far. I haven't tried, that's just my guess: they don't want angry users screaming at them when they can't get their shit back down from the cloud.