If you're focused on backing up specific files and folders, you can automatically save them to an external hard drive at regular intervals you select. Click Add a drive to choose the external hard ...

Last week I discussed the importance of a valid backup process of your computer, the basic general steps required to restore your computer after a catastrophic failure, and the various types of backup ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — If it’s been a few years since you’ve done it, backing up a computer is easier than it was in the past, as you have a lot of options. On a Windows computer, you go ...

The past two weeks I discussed the importance of a valid backup process for your computer, the basic general steps required to restore your computer after a catastrophic failure, and the various types ...

The worst-case scenario has befallen even the most careful computer user: a coffee mug spills on your laptop or an update wipes all your files and photos. Despite your best effort, accidents happen.

When it comes to backing up a computer, what most people think of, copying files, is somewhat limited. Copying data files is fine, as far as it goes, but a running computer also consists of ...

Imagine, if you will, huddling over your computer early one morning, plowing through your overstuffed inbox. In a distracted state, you reach for your hot, steaming mug of coffee. Without looking, you ...

Backing up computer files is a vital but tedious way to protect a financial practice. Nevertheless, many financial advisers don't do it, perhaps because they think a hard-drive meltdown almost never ...

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