{"id":32704,"date":"2026-10-07T18:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.wedoback.com\/?page_id=32704"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:38:20","slug":"back-up-sharepoint-and-onedrive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eu.wedoback.com\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/back-up-sharepoint-and-onedrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Backing up SharePoint and OneDrive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32704\" class=\"elementor elementor-32704 elementor-31936\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a83d75 e-con-full wdb-g e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a83d75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edb613 e-con-full wdb-g-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1edb613\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701a79a e-con-full wdb-g-hero-in e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"701a79a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80de502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80de502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wdb-g-crumb\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span>\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/\">Guides<\/a><span>\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/\">Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wdb-g-pill\" style=\"--pill:#5b8def\">Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56591a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56591a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Backing up SharePoint and OneDrive<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c0bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1c0bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wdb-g-lead\">SharePoint and OneDrive are backed up separately from the mailbox, because that is where the files are: OneDrive for personal spaces, SharePoint for teams, and therefore Teams files too. An \u201cemail only\u201d backup leaves all document work out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5a375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a5a375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wdb-g-meta\"><span>Updated <b>October 2026<\/b><\/span><span><b>3 min<\/b> read<\/span><span><b>4<\/b> sources cited<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfcc2b1 e-con-full wdb-g-body e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfcc2b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d31d8 e-con-full wdb-g-grid e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29d31d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed89d68 e-con-full wdb-g-article e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed89d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629c848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"629c848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-key\"><h2>Key points<\/h2><ul><li>SharePoint recycle bins keep a deleted item for <strong>93 days<\/strong>, then Microsoft keeps <strong>14 days<\/strong> of internal backups, which can only be restored through support.<\/li><li>\u201cRestore your OneDrive\u201d lets you undo the actions of the <strong>last 30 days<\/strong>, but cannot bring back a file purged from the recycle bin.<\/li><li>Teams files live in SharePoint libraries: backing them up means backing up SharePoint.<\/li><li>The volume of documents often exceeds that of email: it is what determines the storage size.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f19a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f19a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What Microsoft already provides<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Recycle bins.<\/strong> A deleted item stays in the site recycle bin for 93 days and, if someone empties it, in the second-stage recycle bin for the remainder of those 93 days. An item deleted from the second-stage recycle bin is purged immediately.<\/li><li><strong>Deleted sites.<\/strong> A deleted site collection is kept for 93 days, then erased with all its content.<\/li><li><strong>Microsoft\u2019s internal backups.<\/strong> Microsoft keeps 14 days of backups after permanent deletion. Only support can launch a restore, of an entire site collection or subsite, to a given point in time. After those 14 days, the data can no longer be recovered.<\/li><li><strong>Version history<\/strong> of a file, within limits on number and space.<\/li><li><strong>Restore your OneDrive.<\/strong> Users can undo all the actions of the last 30 days on their files, for example after an infection. A file permanently deleted from the OneDrive recycle bin, however, can no longer be recovered.<\/li><\/ul><p>These mechanisms recover a file overwritten this week. They do not provide a quarter\u2019s worth of history held by another party, they do not restore a single folder to a date of your choice, and a compromised administrator can empty the recycle bins.<\/p><table><thead><tr><th>Mechanism<\/th><th>Duration<\/th><th>Who restores<\/th><th>Granularity<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Site recycle bins (2 stages)<\/td><td>93 days<\/td><td>User, site admin<\/td><td>File, folder<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deleted site<\/td><td>93 days<\/td><td>Administrator<\/td><td>Entire site<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Microsoft internal backups<\/td><td>14 days after purge<\/td><td>Microsoft support<\/td><td>Site collection or subsite<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Restore your OneDrive<\/td><td>30 days<\/td><td>User<\/td><td>Entire OneDrive to a date<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backup outside the tenant<\/td><td>According to your retention<\/td><td>You<\/td><td>File, folder, site<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bd3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68bd3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What needs to be copied<\/h2><ul><li>The team sites actually in use, not just the root site.<\/li><li>The libraries of Teams teams.<\/li><li>The OneDrives of users who really work in them. Those that only sync a shortcut to SharePoint duplicate what is already covered: decide so that you do not pay twice for the same file, while leaving no gaps.<\/li><li>Useful metadata if the tool captures it (dates, authors). A copy of bare files without permissions is already very useful. A copy that also restores permissions is even more so. Ask which of the two the tool does.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f2896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93f2896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Method<\/h2><p>The same logic as for Exchange: a dedicated application, minimal permissions, at least daily frequency, 30 to 90 days\u2019 retention unless there is a specific reason, storage outside the tenant, and a test restore of a folder to a test site. The first run is long (the entire file history). Subsequent runs only cover changes. The ANSSI, France\u2019s national cybersecurity agency, points out that a backup is only worth something if its restoration is tested regularly, following a written procedure.<\/p><p>The volume is often <strong>greater<\/strong> than that of email. It is what determines the storage size, not the number of messages.<\/p><p>Microsoft also sells Microsoft 365 Backup, which covers OneDrive and SharePoint (and Exchange Online), with restore points every 10 minutes over the last two weeks, then weekly up to 52 weeks. The copies remain within the Microsoft 365 boundary. See <a href=\"\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/does-microsoft-365-include-backup\/\">Does Microsoft 365 really include a backup?<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3d0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da3d0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Limitations to know before buying<\/h2><ul><li>Some backups restore files but not site customisations, Power Automate flows or third-party applications installed on SharePoint.<\/li><li>Anonymous sharing and \u201canyone with the link\u201d links are not a backup strategy. They are potential leaks.<\/li><li>Workstation \u2194 OneDrive sync spreads local encryption to the cloud. Version history and the 30-day restore help for a while. The dated external copy is the next safety net.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c286336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c286336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-brand\"><h2>At WeDoBack<\/h2><p>WeDoBack backs up SharePoint and OneDrive, in addition to Microsoft 365 emails, calendars and contacts. Copies are encrypted before they are sent, with a key held by the customer, and stored outside the tenant, on servers dedicated to backup. Storage is subscribed under the <a href=\"\/en\/smart-offer\/\">SMART<\/a> or <a href=\"\/en\/integral-offer\/\">INTEGRAL<\/a> offer, depending on the volume retained. Even so, have the sites and accounts concerned written into the quote: that is the list you will check during the restore test. File servers and NAS devices that remain on site fall under the same offers.<\/p><div class=\"wdb-g-btns\"><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-primary\" href=\"\/en\/quotation\/\">Request a quote<\/a><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-ghost\" href=\"\/en\/offers-and-prices\/\">See offers and prices<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf173a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bf173a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-faq\"><h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2><details><summary>Does OneDrive sync protect against ransomware?<\/summary><p>No, on the contrary, it can spread encrypted files to the cloud. Microsoft lets you restore a OneDrive to a state from the last 30 days, which helps if the attack is detected quickly. A dated external copy, older than the attack, remains the next safety net.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can Microsoft restore a site deleted two months ago?<\/summary><p>Yes, if it is still within the 93-day retention period for deleted sites. Beyond that, Microsoft only keeps 14 days of internal backups after permanent deletion, and restoring requires a support request, for an entire site collection or subsite.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Should every OneDrive be backed up?<\/summary><p>Those of the people who actually work in them. A OneDrive that only contains shortcuts to SharePoint duplicates what is already covered. Decide in writing so that you do not pay twice for the same file, without leaving any gaps.<\/p><\/details><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f8b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f8b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Further reading<\/h2><div class=\"wdb-g-related\"><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/microsoft-365-backup-what-to-know\/\"><small>Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace<\/small>Backing up Microsoft 365: what you need to know<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/does-microsoft-365-include-backup\/\"><small>Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace<\/small>Does Microsoft 365 really include a backup?<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/what-to-do-if\/a-file-has-disappeared\/\"><small>What to do if\u2026<\/small>A file or folder has disappeared<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/backup\/backup-vs-replication\/\"><small>IT backup<\/small>What is the difference between backup and replication?<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef10b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ef10b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-sources\"><h2>Sources<\/h2><p class=\"wdb-g-src-date\">Documents consulted in October 2026.<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/compliance\/assurance\/assurance-sharepoint-online-data-deletion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SharePoint data deletion in Microsoft 365<\/a> \u2014 Microsoft Learn<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/onedrive\/restore-your-onedrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restore your OneDrive<\/a> \u2014 Microsoft Support<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/backup\/backup-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overview of Microsoft 365 Backup<\/a> \u2014 Microsoft Learn<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/messervices.cyber.gouv.fr\/documents-guides\/anssi_fondamentaux_sauvegarde_systemes_dinformation_v1.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information system backup \u2013 The fundamentals (ANSSI-BP-100, v1.1, 27 November 2025, in French)<\/a> \u2014 ANSSI (French agency)<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae30b9f e-con-full wdb-g-aside e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae30b9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3267788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3267788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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