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.

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Losing important computer data can be a nightmare. Whether due to hardware failure, accidental deletion, software corruption, or theft, data loss can disrupt your work and personal life. Regularly ...

Backing up your files, ideally in multiple locations, is essential if you don't want to lose any data. Your documents, images, and videos can disappear if anything happens to your computer. It's also ...

File-level backup is essential for taking a backup of your device and restoring it at a later stage. File-level backup can backup single or multiple files. In this case, you take a backup of ...

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 ...

Over the last two years, with so many people working from home (often from personal devices), I have been seeing more and more organizations advising their users to configure their Windows PCs to back ...

Windows 11 often auto-enables a OneDrive feature called Folder Backup without telling users that it is doing so.

NTI Backup Pro 7 offers a lot of backup functionality, including file/folder, image, continuous, and cloud backup; network; and even optical disc support. But I found numerous annoying glitches and ...

Samsung Smart Switch lets you transfer your contacts, messages, important files, apps, settings, etc., to your PC. let us see how to use this app. To back up your data, you need to download the ...