Do I need Backup Assistant?

[mopleez1952]

If I'm backed up w OneDrive for my docs & pix, then i'm synced with Outlook for Calendar, Contacts, & Tasks, do I need Backup Asst? Those are all of the apps that I really care about.
phil via Nokia

 

[ven07]

So far I haven't lost any data, but it wouldn't hurt to have a backup of a backup (lol). That being said.. You can back everything up yourself without having to depend on others to do it. The choice ultimately is up to you

 

[user928]

It seems that you have, rhetorically, answered your own question.

 

[Tom Krupinski]

So is there any disadvantage to using both Backup Assistant together with One Drive and sync with Outlook for Calendar, Contacts, & Tasks?

 

[user928]

Depends. Data connection or WiFi? Disadvantage would be unnecessary use of bandwidth.

 

[Rellik66]

I would say that Backup Assistant is only primarily useful for migrating from Verizon feature phones.

Problem is though, I haven't figured out a way to transfer the Backup Assistant contacts over to Outlook, does anyone know an easy way to do that?

 

[user928]

Try here: Technical How-To's: Verizon Backup Assistant: Exporting Contacts to Microsoft Outlook

 

[Rellik66]

Thanks for that, It got me started*, but it didn't work for me in Outlook 2013 because I have a Outlook.com account, so I had to find a different way:
Import contacts into an Outlook.com account

*BTW, the CSV file that the Verizon cloud makes will not work in Outlook 2013 until you open it in excel and re-save it as another CSV file (something to do with line breaks or something). (you don't need to re-save the CSV if you import into Outlook.com)