# Logic and usecase for remote subfolders

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/logic-and-usecase-for-remote-subfolders/6511
**Category:** Developer
**Created:** [March 6, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/logic-and-usecase-for-remote-subfolders/6511 "2019-03-06T23:19:16Z")
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### Author: ![ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/ts678)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/logic-and-usecase-for-remote-subfolders/6511/3 "2019-03-07T02:38:29Z")

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> [@kees-z](#):
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> If the number of remote files exceeds the 5000 limit, the backup fails and it’s not easy to recover from it. Unless you use some hacks, OneDrive and SharePoint are not suitable for larger backups.

Try OneDrive v2. Manual testing and user experience with OneDrive for Business says it avoids 5000 limit. On the other hand I don’t know if there’s some higher limit that it might run into if it keeps adding more files.

[‘No files were found at the remote location’ using Onedrive for business](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/no-files-were-found-at-the-remote-location-using-onedrive-for-business/4575/5)  
[Failed Backup with id: 3 (Missing Files)](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/failed-backup-with-id-3-missing-files/6095/3)

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