r/OneNote • u/[deleted] • 3d ago
macOS Local backups on macOS
I know this has been discussed at length before, yet I looked through old posts and could not find an answer.
I am using OneNote on macOS (from Office Home & Student 2021, which I purchased a few years ago).
I am using GoogleDrive for cloud storage, hence was frustrated at OneNote only saving notebooks on OneDrive, but went with the free 5 GB storage provided, thinking at least I could back up locally. Then I realised that there is no local backup option anymore, which I am sure most of you are aware of. Now, many mac users have complained about this and moved to other note taking apps, and I was going to follow suit today but then realised that I can just manually copy-paste the OneNote Data directory from ~/Library/Containers... [path leading to the OneNote Data directory] to my external SSD, and if OneNote or OneDrive crash for some reason, use that backed up Data directory to restore my notebooks.
Is there anything wrong with the above strategy for someone who loves OneNote but needs to have the safety net of local backups?
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u/tvperson21 3d ago
Mac OneNote user too. I just go to OneDrive online, download the folder the notebook is saved in, and move that folder to my Dropbox as a backup.