# Microsoft OneDrive Personal

## About Microsoft OneDrive

OneDrive is the cloud storage service that Microsoft offers to store all your files securely in one place, which you can then access from virtually anywhere.

## Set up Microsoft OneDrive Personal

To set up Microsoft OneDrive Personal as a storage for your backups, follow the steps below.

### Create a new OneDrive Personal storage

* Open the [Cloudback Dashboard](https://app.cloudback.it/)
* Navigate to the `Storages` page by clicking on the `Storages` link in the left-side navigation pane
* Click on the `Add a new storage` button:

![Add new storage](https://2781059148-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FQEI7SjBF2CddqNXZpCoE%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-48c773c5876576956efc547df9c59cfec230772b%2Fcustomer-managed-storages.png?alt=media)

* Type a storage name in the `Storage name` field. Use a name that will help you identify this storage in the future.
* Select `OneDrive Personal` from a Storage Provider dropdown:

![OneDrive Personal storage settings](https://2781059148-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FQEI7SjBF2CddqNXZpCoE%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-358dd7cae37a5abd851df7b606b80c984bc56c3b%2Fcreate-new-storage-microsoft-onedrive-personal.png?alt=media)

### Set up storage settings

Choose the settings for the storage:

* **Deduplication type** - enable or disable data deduplication. For more details, please refer to the [Deduplication](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/data-deduplication) documentation
* **Archive type** - enable or disable archive password protection. For more details, please refer to the [Password-Protected Archives](https://docs.cloudback.it/security-and-compliance/password-protected-archives) documentation
* **Archive name pattern** - configure the archive name pattern, which is used to generate the name of the backup archive. For more details, please refer to the [Archive Name Pattern](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/archive-name-pattern) documentation

### Check your OneDrive Personal account

Ensure you have access to the OneDrive Personal account you want to use for storing backups. If you don't have an account, you can create one on the [Microsoft OneDrive website](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage). You can find instructions on how to create a new account in the [Microsoft OneDrive documentation](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-sign-in-or-create-an-account-for-onedrive-personal-6c63b4e3-c92f-4f52-80e2-237c798cec1e).

### Allow access to OneDrive App Folder

To upload backups to OneDrive Personal, you need to allow access to the OneDrive App Folder. The App Folder is a dedicated, special folder for your app. It's a private folder that only your app can access. You can find more information on how to allow access to the OneDrive App Folder in the [Microsoft OneDrive documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/concepts/special-folders-appfolder?view=odsp-graph-online).

Click on the `Grant permission` button to grant Cloudback access to the OneDrive App Folder.

### Save storage

Click on `Save` button to save the new storage. You can also use a `Test` button to check if the storage is configured correctly. After saving the storage, you can use it for storing backups of your repositories.

All storage settings can be changed later in the `Storages` page. To edit the storage settings, click on the `Edit` button next to the storage you want to edit.

## Change the storage for a repository

You can change the storage for a particular repository in the [Repository Details](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard/repository-details) page. Also, you can assign it to multiple repositories through the [Bulk Operations](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/bulk-operations).

## Learn More

* [Customer Managed Storages](https://docs.cloudback.it/storage-configuration/customer-managed-storages)
* [Dashboard Overview](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard/dashboard-overview)
* [Repository Details](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard/repository-details)
* [Bulk Operations](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/bulk-operations)
* [Replicating Backups](https://docs.cloudback.it/storage-configuration/replicating-backups)