Backing up. It’s such a simple thing on paper – making a copy of important files and putting them in a safe place. In reality, for many of us, it’s just another thing on that list of things we really ...

Manually backing up files in 2025 sounds almost comical. Most people I know trust their data to the cloud. Your photos are backed up to Google Photos the moment you take them, work documents auto-save ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Backing up your files is important, especially if your hard drive crashes or you click or tap or a wrong button and your files vanish. It’s so important, that ...

Syncing and backing up your files may sound like the same thing, but they serve very different purposes—and mixing them up could cost you your data. When you sync your files, you’re essentially ...

Backing up your documents and other files in Windows is always advisable in case the originals ever get lost or corrupted. That's especially true for files that are important, sensitive, or ...

Cloud storage didn't used to be expensive. When Google Photos debuted in 2015, it promised free, unlimited storage. I happily uploaded all my photos and videos, knowing they were safe in the cloud and ...

When you think of Google Photos, what comes to mind first is most likely the mobile apps available for Android and iOS—but Google Photos is available on the web too, and that web app now has the ...

For free, the surprisingly capable FBackup 9 will back up files to or from any local storage including optical discs, to network locations, as well as to and from Google Drive and Dropbox. FBackup 9 ...

Microsoft is now showing a new alert in the Start menu titled “Action advised – back up your PC,” and the alert is ...

It happens without warning. Suddenly, access to your personal data gets interrupted by a simple hardware failure, a nasty virus, a cyberattack, a software glitch, accidental deletion or a human ...

Some Time Machine users are noticing that their backups are not including new files. While the backups run every hour, and no apparent problems seem to occur during the backup process, when users ...

Performing regular and periodic maintenance is key to keeping your PC running in tip-top shape. It takes discipline to remember to do it, but fear not, forgetful desk jockeys: You can automate many ...