Backing up Office 365 data

Why back up Office 365 data?

Even though Microsoft Office 365 for Home is a set of cloud services, regular backups provide an additional layer of protection from user errors and intentional malicious actions. With Acronis True Image 2021, you can protect your Microsoft Outlook mailboxes and Microsoft OneDrive data by backing up them to secure Acronis Cloud. After uploading to Acronis Cloud, all of the content is available from any device, any time. You can recover deleted items from a backup even after the Office 365 retention period has expired.

Backing up Office 365 data

Data that you can back up in your Outlook mailbox:

• All folders
• E-mail messages
• Attachments

Note: You cannot back up shared or group mailboxes.

Data that you can back up in your OneDrive:

• All files and folders

To back up Office 365 data:

1. Open Online Dashboard by doing one of the following:
   • Follow the link: https://cloud.acronis.com.
   • On the sidebar of Acronis True Image 2021, click Backup, click Add backup, click the Backup source area, and then select Cloud service.
2. Sign in to your Acronis account.
3. On the sidebar, click Resources, click Add, and then choose Microsoft Office 365 for Home.
4. Log in to your Microsoft account, if prompted.
5. At the Backup source area, select items to backup:
   • Entire account
   • Outlook
   • OneDrive
6. Click Done.
7. You can configure cleanup rules for the backup via the Cleanup pane. You can also encrypt the backup and protect it with a password. When done, click Apply.
8. To start the backup, click Run now.