I have been using SyncBack Free backup software for many years on many different Windows 10 PCs. Never had a problem until now with a Windows 11 HP Desktop. Problem seems to be related to OneDrive, even when I completely shut OneDrive down. I do not want to backup to the cloud, I use multiple portable external drives for backing up about 1TB of data.
My source for backup is C:\Users\xxx\ . All the correct folders show up on the backup drive but almost none of the actual files. For some reason two folders have a few old video files in them.
When in File Explorer, on the left side of the window, dropping vertically, is:
Home
Gallery
Desktop
Downloads
Documents
Pictures
Music
Videos
OneDrive
--Desktop
--Documents
--Pictures
This PC
--Local Disk (C:)
----Users
------xxx
---------Documents, Music, Pictures, etc. folders present but not the files.
Starting at the top, Home has all the correct folders & files. The next set of folders has all the correct files. OneDrive folder has all the appropriate files & folders but only for Desktop, Documents & Pictures.
This PC, which is apparently my selected source, uses C:\Users\xxx. Here the folders are present but almost no files.
What should I be using as my source for backup? For the most part, I'm backing up Documents, Pictures, Videos, etc.
Are there duplicate sets of files & folders or just shortcuts? If so, how do I get rid of extra sets, which ones do I keep?
Thanks.
My source for backup is C:\Users\xxx\ . All the correct folders show up on the backup drive but almost none of the actual files. For some reason two folders have a few old video files in them.
When in File Explorer, on the left side of the window, dropping vertically, is:
Home
Gallery
Desktop
Downloads
Documents
Pictures
Music
Videos
OneDrive
--Desktop
--Documents
--Pictures
This PC
--Local Disk (C:)
----Users
------xxx
---------Documents, Music, Pictures, etc. folders present but not the files.
Starting at the top, Home has all the correct folders & files. The next set of folders has all the correct files. OneDrive folder has all the appropriate files & folders but only for Desktop, Documents & Pictures.
This PC, which is apparently my selected source, uses C:\Users\xxx. Here the folders are present but almost no files.
What should I be using as my source for backup? For the most part, I'm backing up Documents, Pictures, Videos, etc.
Are there duplicate sets of files & folders or just shortcuts? If so, how do I get rid of extra sets, which ones do I keep?
Thanks.
- Windows Build/Version
- Win11 Home, 23H2, Build 22631.3593
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 11
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Envy TE01-3197c
- CPU
- 12th Generation i7-12700F
- Memory
- 32GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6