This article explains the first steps you need to take to use MyDefender Starter in combination with Microsoft 365. You will also learn which backups you can create with MyDefender.

Advantages of MyDefender Starter in combination with Microsoft 365

With MyDefender Starter, you can also create automated backups for Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Groups, and Teams. You can back up and restore the following data elements:

Exchange Online

  • User mailboxes and shared mailboxes
  • Group mailboxes
  • Public mailboxes


OneDrive

  • User files and folders
     

SharePoint Online

  • Classic communication sites
  • Modern team sites
  • Individual data items
     

Microsoft 365 teams

  • Complete teams
  • Team channels
  • Channel files
  • Team mailboxes
  • Files and email messages in team mailboxes
  • Meetings
  • Team websites

For more information, see the following article from Acronis:

Comparison of backup solutions for Microsoft 365 data

Other possible backups

With MyDefender Starter you can back up and restore the following devices:

  • Computers with the Microsoft Windows operating system
  • macOS devices
  • Smartphones or tablets with the Android operating system
  • iPhones and iPads

You can create the following backups, among others:

  • Backups of Windows computers and macOS devices
  • Complete backups
  • Drives
  • Volumes
  • Folders
  • Files
  • System states

Smartphones or tablets with the Android operating system as well as iPhones and iPads:

  • Contacts
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Calendars
  • Reminders (only for iOS devices)

Note

On iOS, Live Photos are restored as static images.

You can find an overview of the possible backups in the following article from Acronis:

Backup cheat sheet

Overview of the protection functions included as standard

The following article provides an overview of the protection functions included:

Supported protection functions, by operating system

Initial setup

In the following article you will find information on the initial setup:

MyDefender Starter: First steps