The February 2026 Google Play System update introduces a new local file backup system that automatically uploads files from your Downloads folder to Google Drive. The post Android is getting a ...

OneDrive Backup (often called Folder Backup or Known Folder Move) automatically syncs the contents of your Windows Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders to your OneDrive cloud storage. This ...

Google is rolling out the February Play System update, with a new feature for backing up local, downloaded files. Here's how ...

Why copying and pasting isn't a real backup: The danger of 'silent' data corruption ...

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 ...

In our previous stories, we've discussed the overarching philosophy of backup and compared several of the more popular cloud backup services. Now, we're turning our attention to file lockers/cyber ...

Unlike your computer, Google Drive has the ability to store multiple files all using the same name within the same folder. While this can be a useful feature, it could also complicate your life if you ...

As far as set-it-and-forget-it backup solutions go, there are few more convenient than the File History feature that's built natively into Windows 10. We've probably all been lectured at some point on ...

It won't do what most third-party backup solutions can, but Windows File History, a relic from Windows 8.1, does a reasonably good job of protecting Windows 10 data. When it comes to protecting data ...

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 ...

I have preached the gospel of file backups for decades, from floppies through digital tape systems to today’s local and cloud-based systems for continuous archiving of even the tiniest changes to ...