Ming Lai wants to know how backup programs handle files that are currently open and changing. Ming actually asked something much more specific: How does Mozy backup open TrueCrypt vault files. I’ll ...

Discover why Syncthing stands out as the top choice for secure, user-friendly peer-to-peer file syncing across devices. Learn ...

Hard drives and SSDs have a habit of failing at inopportune moments (although when is a good time for storage to fail?), underscoring how important having a regular backup strategy is for keeping your ...

These instructions will assist you in backing up your files on either Windows or macOS. You will need an external media to backup to. An external hard drive is suggested as "thumb" drives fill up ...

Windows 8 includes a terrific new features called File History, which lets you reclaim lost versions of your modified or deleted files. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, ...

The File History tool in Windows 10 lets you restore your files if they're corrupted or inadvertently deleted. Here's the most straightforward way to handle the task. In my last article, I showed you ...

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 ...

If you notice that the date of the latest File History backup on your Windows 11/10 hasn’t changed after the last automatic backup operation, even though you have the default set to run daily and keep ...

Microsoft Excel has several features designed to help you recover unsaved versions of files and prevent data loss.

The AutoRecover Feature in the Microsoft Project is a built-in functionality that automatically saves the project at regular intervals while working on it. Suppose a Microsoft project unexpectedly ...