These top-rated backup services make it easy to create online and local copies of important files so you can retrieve them if ...

Second Copy works great for data folders, even in network locations, and supports granular scheduling right down to one minute intervals between runs. Second Copy is a $30 file backup/folder sync ...

But what if the NAS goes offline? Heck, even if the storage drives and the underlying OS can be restored using some tech ...

Professional computer people can be a bit harsh about backing up data. For that very reason, corporate I.T. departments are a great place to look for guidance on keeping your home data safe. The good ...

Regularly backing up your Mac with Time Machine can prevent data loss and allow you to restore earlier versions of files. To ...

Simply put, making an ISO image of a hard drive is to create a 1-to-1 backup copy that consists of a .iso file. Nowadays, as computing technology develops, users have many ways to image a hard drive ...

External drives like USB drives are extremely helpful for copying files to and fro a PC or a laptop. You can then transfer these files and use them on any device or carry them even when you are ...

Microsoft says some 32-bit applications are impacted by recurring failures when saving and copying files across multiple Windows versions (especially when copying to network shares). "Windows devices ...

Apple apparently recommends that your Time Machine drive has double the capacity of your internal drive, I guess so you can back up all of the contents of your internal drive plus versions. My old ...

When I wrote “Apple’s File Provider Forces Mac Cloud Storage Changes” (10 March 2023), I closed the article by noting that backing up data in cloud storage services was potentially fraught because ...

Microsoft is automatically turning 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. This article ...

Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing intermittent failures when saving and copying files on Windows 11 22H2 devices (especially when working with network shares). This recurring issue only ...