External drives are portable, convenient, and can be encrypted for security.No internet access or additional software or services are required.If you’re worried about hard drive space, the Files On-Demand feature lets you browse your OneDrive files in File Explorer without actually downloading them to your PC.You are in control of who, if anyone besides you, has access to the things you store in OneDrive.Once your files are saved to OneDrive, if your device is lost or damaged, your files will still be backed up and protected in the cloud.

You can also use any computer to go to the OneDrive website and sign in to access your files. You can use an external storage device such as a USB drive, SD card or external hard drive to help you move all your favourite files off a Windows 7 PC and onto a Windows 10 PC.

By using OneDrive, you can quickly transfer files from PC to PC or Mac to PC, so your files are organised like they were on your old computer and you can get right back to work. If you've been using your PC for a few years, you probably have some files that you want to move to the new PC.