We never know when our hard drive will stop working, and we lose important data. It is a high risk of data loss during a cyber attack or natural disaster. Therefore, it is always a good idea to ...

My cloud backup gave me a false sense of security until one day, all my important files were gone. Having a backup is useless if you can't restore your data when needed, but there are some easy ways ...

Why copying and pasting isn't a real backup: The danger of 'silent' data corruption ...

These instructions will assist you in backing up your files on either Windows or macOS. You will need an external media to backup to. An external hard drive is suggested as "thumb" drives fill up ...

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The new Windows Backup app and the restore process attached to fresh Windows 11 big fall updates confirms feelings I’ve held for a long time: I just can’t stand Microsoft’s approach toward backing up ...

You can back up and restore files with Windows’ built-in File History tool — but there are key limitations you should know. When Windows 8 made its public debut in October 2012, one of the new ...

Your phone is the perfect way to capture photos and videos of the moments that matter most to you. However, over time you're ...

I have a batch file that performs nightly backups of my Outlook PST files, dropping them on a remote machine, encrypted using PGP-command line. It all works fine and dandy. However, as an added touch, ...

Microsoft automatically turns on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. A recent, undocumented ...

I have particular folders on my desktop that contain very important folders (such as my book manuscripts). Those folders must be backed up at all times, otherwise, I run into the possibility of losing ...