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.

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 ...

Unlike Windows or macOS, ChromeOS doesn’t offer a full backup solution. ChromeOS runs on the cloud, and all the settings and files in Google Drive are automatically synced and backed up. However, ...

Imagine your documents, photos, videos, and other files are gone forever by sudden system crashes or storage device failures. Quite scary, right? However, to prevent this from happening, Microsoft has ...

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 ...

Clean your computers of all your data. Clean your computers of all your data. If you’re selling your Windows computer or passing it on to someone else, you’re going to want to first wipe everything.

Microsoft automatically turns 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. A recent, undocumented ...

Looking for an easy-to-use but flexible method of backing up your files on a Linux desktop? I've been using the app Back in Time to make backups of my personal files, and it's made data preservation a ...

There's a right way to wipe your Windows PC before getting rid of it - here's how I do it ...

One of the reasons why many Android smartphone owners are hesitant to reset their phones is because they will lose a lot of files and data when they do. That’s why it’s necessary you know how to ...

The original proposal for the World Wide Web, written by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, is an important piece of internet history. It also can't be opened on modern computers. John Graham-Cumming, a British ...