diff --git a/src/internal/common/maps.go b/src/internal/common/maps.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..901a3b4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/common/maps.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package common
+
+// UnionMaps produces a new map containing all the values of the other
+// maps.  The last maps have the highes priority.  Key collisions with
+// earlier maps will favor the last map with that key.
+func UnionMaps[K comparable, V any](ms ...map[K]V) map[K]V {
+	r := map[K]V{}
+
+	for _, m := range ms {
+		for k, v := range m {
+			r[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+
+	return r
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/data_collections.go b/src/internal/connector/data_collections.go
index eaeae9adf..49bf67f1b 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/data_collections.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/data_collections.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func verifyBackupInputs(sels selectors.Selector, userPNs, siteIDs []string) erro
 func (gc *GraphConnector) createExchangeCollections(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	scope selectors.ExchangeScope,
-	deltas map[string]string,
+	dps exchange.DeltaPaths,
 	ctrlOpts control.Options,
 ) ([]data.Collection, error) {
 	var (
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (gc *GraphConnector) createExchangeCollections(
 			gc.UpdateStatus,
 			resolver,
 			scope,
-			deltas,
+			dps,
 			ctrlOpts)
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -202,14 +202,15 @@ func (gc *GraphConnector) ExchangeDataCollection(
 		errs        error
 	)
 
-	_, deltas, err := exchange.ParseMetadataCollections(ctx, metadata)
+	cdps, err := exchange.ParseMetadataCollections(ctx, metadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	for _, scope := range scopes {
-		// Creates a map of collections based on scope
-		dcs, err := gc.createExchangeCollections(ctx, scope, deltas, control.Options{})
+		dps := cdps[scope.Category().PathType()]
+
+		dcs, err := gc.createExchangeCollections(ctx, scope, dps, control.Options{})
 		if err != nil {
 			user := scope.Get(selectors.ExchangeUser)
 			return nil, support.WrapAndAppend(user[0], err, errs)
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/data_collections_test.go b/src/internal/connector/data_collections_test.go
index f90ed374b..a95700d17 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/data_collections_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/data_collections_test.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestMailFetch()
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		suite.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			collections, err := gc.createExchangeCollections(ctx, test.scope, nil, control.Options{})
+			collections, err := gc.createExchangeCollections(ctx, test.scope, exchange.DeltaPaths{}, control.Options{})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			for _, c := range collections {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestDelta() {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		suite.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// get collections without providing any delta history (ie: full backup)
-			collections, err := gc.createExchangeCollections(ctx, test.scope, nil, control.Options{})
+			collections, err := gc.createExchangeCollections(ctx, test.scope, exchange.DeltaPaths{}, control.Options{})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Less(t, 1, len(collections), "retrieved metadata and data collections")
 
@@ -352,12 +352,14 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestDelta() {
 
 			require.NotNil(t, metadata, "collections contains a metadata collection")
 
-			_, deltas, err := exchange.ParseMetadataCollections(ctx, []data.Collection{metadata})
+			cdps, err := exchange.ParseMetadataCollections(ctx, []data.Collection{metadata})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
+			dps := cdps[test.scope.Category().PathType()]
+
 			// now do another backup with the previous delta tokens,
 			// which should only contain the difference.
-			collections, err = gc.createExchangeCollections(ctx, test.scope, deltas, control.Options{})
+			collections, err = gc.createExchangeCollections(ctx, test.scope, dps, control.Options{})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// TODO(keepers): this isn't a very useful test at the moment.  It needs to
@@ -383,11 +385,15 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestMailSerializ
 	ctx, flush := tester.NewContext()
 	defer flush()
 
-	t := suite.T()
-	connector := loadConnector(ctx, t, Users)
-	sel := selectors.NewExchangeBackup()
+	var (
+		t         = suite.T()
+		connector = loadConnector(ctx, t, Users)
+		sel       = selectors.NewExchangeBackup()
+	)
+
 	sel.Include(sel.MailFolders([]string{suite.user}, []string{exchange.DefaultMailFolder}, selectors.PrefixMatch()))
-	collection, err := connector.createExchangeCollections(ctx, sel.Scopes()[0], nil, control.Options{})
+
+	collection, err := connector.createExchangeCollections(ctx, sel.Scopes()[0], exchange.DeltaPaths{}, control.Options{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, edc := range collection {
@@ -396,9 +402,11 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestMailSerializ
 			// Verify that each message can be restored
 			for stream := range streamChannel {
 				buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+
 				read, err := buf.ReadFrom(stream.ToReader())
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 				assert.NotZero(t, read)
+
 				message, err := support.CreateMessageFromBytes(buf.Bytes())
 				assert.NotNil(t, message)
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -430,7 +438,7 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestContactSeria
 				scope := selectors.
 					NewExchangeBackup().
 					ContactFolders([]string{suite.user}, []string{exchange.DefaultContactFolder}, selectors.PrefixMatch())[0]
-				collections, err := connector.createExchangeCollections(ctx, scope, nil, control.Options{})
+				collections, err := connector.createExchangeCollections(ctx, scope, exchange.DeltaPaths{}, control.Options{})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 
 				return collections
@@ -497,7 +505,12 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestEventsSerial
 			getCollection: func(t *testing.T) []data.Collection {
 				sel := selectors.NewExchangeBackup()
 				sel.Include(sel.EventCalendars([]string{suite.user}, []string{exchange.DefaultCalendar}, selectors.PrefixMatch()))
-				collections, err := connector.createExchangeCollections(ctx, sel.Scopes()[0], nil, control.Options{})
+
+				collections, err := connector.createExchangeCollections(
+					ctx,
+					sel.Scopes()[0],
+					exchange.DeltaPaths{},
+					control.Options{})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 
 				return collections
@@ -509,7 +522,12 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestEventsSerial
 			getCollection: func(t *testing.T) []data.Collection {
 				sel := selectors.NewExchangeBackup()
 				sel.Include(sel.EventCalendars([]string{suite.user}, []string{"Birthdays"}, selectors.PrefixMatch()))
-				collections, err := connector.createExchangeCollections(ctx, sel.Scopes()[0], nil, control.Options{})
+
+				collections, err := connector.createExchangeCollections(
+					ctx,
+					sel.Scopes()[0],
+					exchange.DeltaPaths{},
+					control.Options{})
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 
 				return collections
@@ -538,7 +556,7 @@ func (suite *ConnectorCreateExchangeCollectionIntegrationSuite) TestEventsSerial
 					assert.NotZero(t, read)
 					event, err := support.CreateEventFromBytes(buf.Bytes())
 					assert.NotNil(t, event)
-					assert.NoError(t, err, "experienced error parsing event bytes: "+buf.String())
+					assert.NoError(t, err, "creating event from bytes: "+buf.String())
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections.go
index d055679ba..fee39b6ac 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections.go
@@ -22,45 +22,75 @@ func MetadataFileNames(cat path.CategoryType) []string {
 	}
 }
 
-// ParseMetadataCollections produces two maps:
-// 1- paths: folderID->filePath, used to look up previous folder pathing
-// in case of a name change or relocation.
-// 2- deltas: folderID->deltaToken, used to look up previous delta token
-// retrievals.
+type CatDeltaPaths map[path.CategoryType]DeltaPaths
+
+type DeltaPaths struct {
+	deltas map[string]string
+	paths  map[string]string
+}
+
+func makeDeltaPaths() DeltaPaths {
+	return DeltaPaths{
+		deltas: map[string]string{},
+		paths:  map[string]string{},
+	}
+}
+
+// ParseMetadataCollections produces a map of structs holding delta
+// and path lookup maps.
 func ParseMetadataCollections(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	colls []data.Collection,
-) (map[string]string, map[string]string, error) {
-	var (
-		paths  = map[string]string{}
-		deltas = map[string]string{}
-	)
+) (CatDeltaPaths, error) {
+	cdp := CatDeltaPaths{
+		path.ContactsCategory: makeDeltaPaths(),
+		path.EmailCategory:    makeDeltaPaths(),
+		path.EventsCategory:   makeDeltaPaths(),
+	}
 
 	for _, coll := range colls {
-		items := coll.Items()
+		var (
+			breakLoop bool
+			items     = coll.Items()
+			category  = coll.FullPath().Category()
+		)
 
 		for {
-			var breakLoop bool
-
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(ctx.Err(), "parsing collection metadata")
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(ctx.Err(), "parsing collection metadata")
+
 			case item, ok := <-items:
 				if !ok {
 					breakLoop = true
 					break
 				}
 
+				m := map[string]string{}
+				cdps := cdp[category]
+
+				err := json.NewDecoder(item.ToReader()).Decode(&m)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.New("decoding metadata json")
+				}
+
 				switch item.UUID() {
-				// case graph.PreviousPathFileName:
-				case graph.DeltaTokenFileName:
-					err := json.NewDecoder(item.ToReader()).Decode(&deltas)
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, nil, errors.New("parsing delta token map")
+				case graph.PreviousPathFileName:
+					if len(cdps.paths) > 0 {
+						return nil, errors.Errorf("multiple versions of %s path metadata", category)
 					}
 
-					breakLoop = true
+					cdps.paths = m
+
+				case graph.DeltaTokenFileName:
+					if len(cdps.deltas) > 0 {
+						return nil, errors.Errorf("multiple versions of %s delta metadata", category)
+					}
+
+					cdps.deltas = m
 				}
+
+				cdp[category] = cdps
 			}
 
 			if breakLoop {
@@ -69,5 +99,5 @@ func ParseMetadataCollections(
 		}
 	}
 
-	return paths, deltas, nil
+	return cdp, nil
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections_test.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections_test.go
index 6ced819f6..361a9d41c 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/data_collections_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ func (suite *DataCollectionsUnitSuite) TestParseMetadataCollections() {
 		name         string
 		data         []fileValues
 		expectDeltas map[string]string
+		expectPaths  map[string]string
+		expectError  assert.ErrorAssertionFunc
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "delta urls",
@@ -46,6 +48,47 @@ func (suite *DataCollectionsUnitSuite) TestParseMetadataCollections() {
 			expectDeltas: map[string]string{
 				"key": "delta-link",
 			},
+			expectError: assert.NoError,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple delta urls",
+			data: []fileValues{
+				{graph.DeltaTokenFileName, "delta-link"},
+				{graph.DeltaTokenFileName, "delta-link-2"},
+			},
+			expectError: assert.Error,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "previous path",
+			data: []fileValues{
+				{graph.PreviousPathFileName, "prev-path"},
+			},
+			expectPaths: map[string]string{
+				"key": "prev-path",
+			},
+			expectError: assert.NoError,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple previous paths",
+			data: []fileValues{
+				{graph.PreviousPathFileName, "prev-path"},
+				{graph.PreviousPathFileName, "prev-path-2"},
+			},
+			expectError: assert.Error,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "delta urls and previous paths",
+			data: []fileValues{
+				{graph.DeltaTokenFileName, "delta-link"},
+				{graph.PreviousPathFileName, "prev-path"},
+			},
+			expectDeltas: map[string]string{
+				"key": "delta-link",
+			},
+			expectPaths: map[string]string{
+				"key": "prev-path",
+			},
+			expectError: assert.NoError,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "delta urls with special chars",
@@ -55,6 +98,7 @@ func (suite *DataCollectionsUnitSuite) TestParseMetadataCollections() {
 			expectDeltas: map[string]string{
 				"key": "`!@#$%^&*()_[]{}/\"\\",
 			},
+			expectError: assert.NoError,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "delta urls with escaped chars",
@@ -64,6 +108,7 @@ func (suite *DataCollectionsUnitSuite) TestParseMetadataCollections() {
 			expectDeltas: map[string]string{
 				"key": "\\n\\r\\t\\b\\f\\v\\0\\\\",
 			},
+			expectError: assert.NoError,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "delta urls with newline char runes",
@@ -76,6 +121,7 @@ func (suite *DataCollectionsUnitSuite) TestParseMetadataCollections() {
 			expectDeltas: map[string]string{
 				"key": "\\n",
 			},
+			expectError: assert.NoError,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range table {
@@ -102,12 +148,19 @@ func (suite *DataCollectionsUnitSuite) TestParseMetadataCollections() {
 				colls = append(colls, coll)
 			}
 
-			_, deltas, err := ParseMetadataCollections(ctx, colls)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.NotEmpty(t, deltas, "deltas")
+			cdps, err := ParseMetadataCollections(ctx, colls)
+			test.expectError(t, err)
+
+			emails := cdps[path.EmailCategory]
+			deltas, paths := emails.deltas, emails.paths
+
 			for k, v := range test.expectDeltas {
 				assert.Equal(t, v, deltas[k], "deltas elements")
 			}
+
+			for k, v := range test.expectPaths {
+				assert.Equal(t, v, paths[k], "deltas elements")
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/exchange_data_collection.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/exchange_data_collection.go
index 862e3c255..4795370af 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/exchange_data_collection.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/exchange_data_collection.go
@@ -58,17 +58,21 @@ type Collection struct {
 
 	collectionType optionIdentifier
 	statusUpdater  support.StatusUpdater
-	// FullPath is the slice representation of the action context passed down through the hierarchy.
-	// The original request can be gleaned from the slice. (e.g. {<tenant ID>, <user ID>, "emails"})
+	ctrl           control.Options
+
+	// FullPath is the current hierarchical path used by this collection.
 	fullPath path.Path
 
-	ctrl control.Options
+	// PrevPath is the previous hierarchical path used by this collection.
+	// It may be the same as fullPath, if the folder was not renamed or
+	// moved.  It will be empty on its first retrieval.
+	prevPath path.Path
 }
 
 // NewExchangeDataCollection creates an ExchangeDataCollection with fullPath is annotated
 func NewCollection(
 	user string,
-	fullPath path.Path,
+	fullPath, prevPath path.Path,
 	collectionType optionIdentifier,
 	service graph.Servicer,
 	statusUpdater support.StatusUpdater,
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ func NewCollection(
 		service:        service,
 		statusUpdater:  statusUpdater,
 		fullPath:       fullPath,
+		prevPath:       prevPath,
 		collectionType: collectionType,
 		ctrl:           ctrlOpts,
 	}
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_iterators.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_iterators.go
index 4651731f1..ded6f2b39 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_iterators.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_iterators.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/connector/support"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/selectors"
 )
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func FilterContainersAndFillCollections(
 	statusUpdater support.StatusUpdater,
 	resolver graph.ContainerResolver,
 	scope selectors.ExchangeScope,
-	oldDeltas map[string]string,
+	dps DeltaPaths,
 	ctrlOpts control.Options,
 ) error {
 	var (
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func FilterContainersAndFillCollections(
 		oi   = CategoryToOptionIdentifier(qp.Category)
 		// folder ID -> delta url for folder.
 		deltaURLs = map[string]string{}
-		prevPaths = map[string]string{}
+		currPaths = map[string]string{}
 	)
 
 	for _, c := range resolver.Items() {
@@ -46,12 +47,26 @@ func FilterContainersAndFillCollections(
 			return errs
 		}
 
+		cID := *c.GetId()
+
 		dirPath, ok := pathAndMatch(qp, c, scope)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		cID := *c.GetId()
+		var prevPath path.Path
+
+		if ps, ok := dps.paths[cID]; ok {
+			// see below for the issue with building paths for root
+			// folders that have no displayName.
+			ps = strings.TrimSuffix(ps, rootFolderAlias)
+
+			if pp, err := path.FromDataLayerPath(ps, false); err != nil {
+				logger.Ctx(ctx).Error("parsing previous path string")
+			} else {
+				prevPath = pp
+			}
+		}
 
 		// Create only those that match
 		service, err := createService(qp.Credentials)
@@ -63,6 +78,7 @@ func FilterContainersAndFillCollections(
 		edc := NewCollection(
 			qp.ResourceOwner,
 			dirPath,
+			prevPath,
 			oi,
 			service,
 			statusUpdater,
@@ -76,7 +92,7 @@ func FilterContainersAndFillCollections(
 			continue
 		}
 
-		jobs, delta, err := fetchFunc(ctx, edc.service, qp.ResourceOwner, cID, oldDeltas[cID])
+		jobs, delta, err := fetchFunc(ctx, edc.service, qp.ResourceOwner, cID, dps.deltas[cID])
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = support.WrapAndAppend(qp.ResourceOwner, err, errs)
 		}
@@ -89,11 +105,11 @@ func FilterContainersAndFillCollections(
 
 		// add the current path for the container ID to be used in the next backup
 		// as the "previous path", for reference in case of a rename or relocation.
-		prevPaths[cID] = dirPath.Folder()
+		currPaths[cID] = dirPath.Folder()
 	}
 
 	entries := []graph.MetadataCollectionEntry{
-		graph.NewMetadataEntry(graph.PreviousPathFileName, prevPaths),
+		graph.NewMetadataEntry(graph.PreviousPathFileName, currPaths),
 	}
 
 	if len(deltaURLs) > 0 {