The sweet spot of a foolproof hard drive backup plan includes local backup to an external drive and off-site backup to the cloud. The problem: Most people don't do it. Here's a set-it-and-forget-it, ...

The Android backup system enables Android users to back up and restore data on their devices. There are several built-in ways to do this; you can use the Auto Backup for Apps, which sends your app ...

In the continuing quest for the perfect small business backup product – one that works simply enough that busy, non-technical workers will actually use it and get the protection they need from it – ...

Windows 10 includes an enhanced version of the backup tools introduced in Windows 8/8.1. This set of features, called File History, is a major change from the image-based Windows 7 backup program.

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 ...

More and more, the fragments of your life exist as particles on a disk mounted inside your computer—disks susceptible to temperature changes, power surges, fire, theft, static, and just plain wear and ...

The new File History feature in Windows 8 can automatically back up your documents, music, pictures, and other personal files. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

Backing up means to manually or automatically copy files from one location to another, usually from one physical drive to another, although it could also be to an online location. Syncing means to ...

If you often play games on your computer, you should check out Game Backup Monitor. It will help you automatically back up the configuration files of your games. It is a free and open-source software ...