Urgent: Files Reverting to Older Versions on OneDrive

Anonymous
2024-05-25T06:34:20+00:00

Dear Microsoft Support,

I am experiencing an issue where many of my recently used files on OneDrive have reverted to older versions over the past few months. It is only today that I have discovered this issue. I access OneDrive on two PCs, my phone, and frequently online at work.

Typically, I notice a file has been overwritten with an older version when I check the version history and see two entries with the exact same date and time. Often, the overwritten version’s file size matches that of an older version from a few entries back on the list. There is no consistency in the dates and times when this issue occurs. It seems to be happening randomly. I've found that this has occurred with hundred's of my files.

This problem has been very frustrating and has significantly undermined my confidence in OneDrive. Could you please advise me if you're aware of any such issues and if you're working to resolve them. Also, can you please advise me as to how I can prevent this from happening in the future?

Thank you for your assistance.

Regards,

Michael

Edit: Further to the above, I've also discovered that OneDrive doesn't sync automatically between my PC and Laptop when I make changes to files. I have to quit and then re-start OneDrive on the other computer in order for it to sync and receive the updated file. It also doesn't automatically sync when I attempt to restore to a previous version. In order for it to update the file back to the pervious version I have to quit and re-start OneDrive (or possibly just pause and resume syncing, which I never tried).

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-09T14:24:04+00:00

    I just got hit by the same problem. OneDrive reverted my Excel spreadsheet that I update every day to on that was 45 days older. Fortunately the OneDrive Restore option allowed me to loose only one day of data.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-09T16:03:41+00:00

    Hello Eliac

    Is there any response or update from the OneDrive team on this yet?

    This critical issue has been going on for more than half a year now. People are not just losing data, but also confidence in OneDrive, fast.

    Best regards

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-10T12:36:41+00:00

    I am having this issue now too. This should not be happening.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-10T15:42:00+00:00

    I agree this should not be happening. I’m not even sure if Microsoft are really taking seriously this particular problem, but they’re quite content to remind you if you’re getting near to your back up entitlement limit.

    Definitely worth making sure you have an alternative backup method from a different system system entirely which you can use each day, in case the inevitable happened again

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