According to Microsoft, SharePoint has 190 million users across 200,000 organizations. Backing up SharePoint is as important as safeguarding your data for other Microsoft Office 365 services. As one of the leading Microsoft Office 365 backup providers, we would like to show several ways how to back up SharePoint data using native and third-party tools.
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How to Back Up SharePoint with Native Options
Office 365 has several built-in SharePoint Online backup tools and restore options: eDiscovery, Files Restore, and OneDrive Sync. Here’s how you can use the latter option:
- Log in to your Microsoft 365 account and select SharePoint.
- Select the site you need to back up.
- Click DocumentsName.
- Click Sync.
- Open OneDrive.
Done! Remember that you’ll need the desktop versions of OneDrive. However, backing up SharePoint using OneDrive is not the best option. After all, neither OneDrive nor other Office 365 apps are backups. They have some limitations.
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Though you can back up and restore SharePoint data using built-in tools, they have some limitations:
- Turning off the version history prevents you from restoring files to a previous version.
- If you upload a deleted item again, the restore operation for that item will be skipped.
- If your files were removed from the site collection recycle bin, you can’t restore them.
- All data is stored in the same cloud, which leaves backup data vulnerable to the same threats as the original data.
- Backing up your Sharepoint data is a manual process. To ensure you can retrieve the latest version, you must back up your data again if any changes are made.
- Using OneDrive Sync is not the most secure option, as your backup can be infected with ransomware.
Using automated third-party tools will help you to avoid those limitations.
There are several ways to back up your SharePoint site. There are also several ways to restore it. You can learn about them in our next article: How to Recover SharePoint Files.
Related Link: SharePoint Backup Options
How to Backup SharePoint Online with Third-party Software
To make your SharePoint backup and recovery more effortless, you can try using third-party software. SpinOne for Microsoft Office 365 is a fully automated backup solution that helps you protect your data.
Our tool backs up your SharePoint sites automatically and saves all changes without any effort on your part. With Spin, you can back up SharePoint online to Azure, Amazon’s AWS, or Google’s GCP. To back up SharePoint, make sure you are subscribed to our Custom Storage plan.
If you need to change backup settings or recover your data, here’s what to do:
- Log in to your Spin account (here’s a Free Trial).
- Go to SharePoint & Teams section.
- Pick the SharePoint you want to create a backup and press Autobackup. In the pop-up window, select Backup settings and click Update.
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