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 ...

The importance of backing up your files seems obvious, but choosing how gets complicated fast. The built-in Windows backup option is painfully basic, while decent software costs serious money.

The company file in QuickBooks for Mac contains a complete copy of all your accounts data. Before backing up your QuickBooks company file on a Mac computer, configure the program's backup preferences ...

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 ...

PowerShell recovery scripts using WBAdmin no longer work in Windows 11, but VHDX mounting offers a manual workaround for restoring files. I recently wrote an article in which I walked you through the ...

Copying large files has always been problematic on my Windows 11 PC. Luckily, I now use another built-in copy feature called Robocopy for many file transfer tasks. Here’s how you can use this robust ...

Apple's iTunes multimedia management software provides a variety of backup options when syncing your iPhone. Alongside its configurable backup options, iTunes automatically creates a backup of your ...

So I only have a small MacBook Pro SDD, making it impossible to store a local copy of all my family's iCloud files. But I do have a couple of external 4TB 2.5"s and a pretty decent internet connection ...

I’ve admitted in the past that whenever I mention two or three applications, utilities or services that perform a particular task, invariably I’ll overlook one or two others that also deserve a ...

Got a new 6TB Western Digital Black drive. First things first was to copy over a backup of photo files just to see how fast it is. 21.8mb/s? Is it just me but should this not be a lot faster over the ...

There is a way by which one can browse the contents of a system image and extract individual files in Windows 11/10. You need not restore an entire system image for getting or extracting few important ...