OneDrive access can end with the account.
Important history should not disappear by accident.
OneDrive often sits inside a broader Microsoft 365 identity controlled by an employer, organization, or tenant. If you are leaving, migrating, or closing an account, preserve only the files you own or are authorized to retain — and preserve the context around them before access changes.
The Microsoft file problem is often about control and timing
The files may be perfectly accessible today and unavailable tomorrow because the account relationship changed.
"My account is being offboarded."
That creates urgency, but urgency is not permission. Preserve only records you own or are authorized to retain before the tenant or employer changes access.
"I can see it now — but do I actually own it?"
Shared folders and team material can blur technical access and legal/business ownership. AtArchive should make authorization boundaries explicit rather than encouraging a grab-everything mentality.
"I need the record after the tenant changes."
Preserving selected files with paths and source metadata gives the authorized history a durable home independent of the live Microsoft account.
Preserve the file history before the Microsoft identity changes
Authorization first, preservation second, provider transition last.
Decide what you are allowed to retain
Employer policy, contracts, client confidentiality, jurisdiction, and file ownership can all matter. AtArchive is not the authority deciding whether a work file belongs in your personal archive.
Connect the supported OneDrive source
Use Microsoft authorization for the archive workflow while the account is still accessible and the provider context is intact.
Preserve selected records
Archive the files you are keeping with source/path metadata that will help them make sense after the original tenant is no longer available.
Verify before offboarding completes
Open known files and check the archive rather than assuming a connection or started job guarantees the records you need are safely preserved.