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by WhyNotHugo 76 days ago
Synchronisation is not back-up. Dropbox is not a back-up mechanism.

If files get deleted on the local host, they get deleted from OneDrive/Dropbox too.

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> If files get deleted on the local host, they get deleted from OneDrive/Dropbox too.

Dropbox, at least, does offer file history but I'm talking about protecting against hardware failure here more than a user deleting their own files. That's the use-case I've personally dealt with more often than not. "I dropped my phone in the pool, how do I get my pictures back", "My laptop won't turn on anymore, just shows a folder with a question mark on it when I try to boot", etc. Self-inflicted or just general hardware failure is the main issue people deal with in my experience.

Synchronisation isn't a complete backup, but it's another copy of one's data if one's device gets lost, stolen, or broken.