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Cloud platforms have changed the work environment forever. The services in different cloud platforms are numerous, and the user gets the best facilities from the cloud service providers. And Microsoft and Google are the front runners in providing innovative cloud services. Due to the ease of access, the user continues to save the data in the cloud storage. Though both these providers assure cloud data security and availability, it is essential to back up the cloud data. Both Microsoft and Google provide backup features in their cloud applications.
We will go through the process of taking the backup to local or remote computers in different cloud applications.
Microsoft SharePoint Online has established itself as the most preferred platform for collaboration and content management. Several important types of data are saved in SharePoint Online that you should back up. It helps you ensure business continuity in case of some unfortunate events. Here is the list of data types you need to backup in SharePoint Online.
The manual backup of saving the Site data is simple, and you can save the documents present in them using the Download option. Save the files to the local drive (to a folder created for the SharePoint Online Backup), and it will be available for restore in the future.
Public folders in Office 365 provide basic collaboration and data sharing facilities. The offline backup of Office 365 public folders can be done through the Outlook application because the public folders are accessible in the Outlook application. It has an Import/Export feature using which you can create the backup file in the PST format for emails.
OneDrive for Business is an enterprise-level storage platform from Microsoft. OneDrive for Business saves data in the cloud, and the Office 365 users get substantial storage space for saving the files in it. The SharePoint Online users in Office 365 can save the data and later download it to the computer.
If you select multiple files to download, the system will create a zip file with all the files and folders. If you select the individual files, then only the files will be downloaded.
Google Drive is the cloud platform that is most popular with the common men. You can access it with a Google account and store different types of data. Like the OneDrive for Business, you can also download the content for Google Drive.
The cloud platforms from both these providers allow the user to backup the cloud data on the local computer. But you will need to use the applications separately, and there are different methods to export or download the data. But there is a professional SharePoint Migration software called Kernel Migrator for SharePoint where you can keep the backup of all your data in SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, or Google Drive. You can enlist all your accounts and take the backup. The files will be saved on the system in the desired folder.
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