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 ...

Despite your best effort, accidents happen, losing a MacBook or seeing your Mac simply die for no reason. You can take the sting out of any mishap if you have a backup. Much like flossing, backing up ...

Backing up. It’s such a simple thing on paper – making a copy of important files and putting them in a safe place. In reality, for many of us, it’s just another thing on that list of things we really ...

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.

I have been writing about World Backup Day on March 31 for several years. This day promotes backing up and saving your data. This year I had a reason to be glad that I make efforts to back up my data, ...

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Back in the late ’90s when a young Justin Timberlake was touring the world with ‘N Sync and people still hadn’t abbreviated “electronic” mail, a funny thing happened to me — and by funny, I really ...

If there's one New Year's resolution even more likely to fail than "I vow to lose weight," it's "I vow to start backing up my computer." After all, setting up and remembering to use a backup system is ...

QUESTION: I'm hoping you can help me with a simple question about backing up my computer. Because it's strongly recommended that you back up your computer, I bought a Zip drive from Iomega and several ...