Backup is one of the oldest needs in computing. Whether it’s hard disk failure, computer theft, or just a wandering three year-old with a fruit juice carton, it’s very easy to lose data on a computer.

iDrive is trying something a little different in cloud backups: Backing up your entire Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 storage, for only $20 per year per computer. Confused? Then let’s, er, back up.

First mooted by US photographer Peter Krogh in a book about digital asset management for photographers, the 3-2-1 backup rule has been seminal in guiding organisations in their backup strategy. This ...

So, you’re thinking about using IDrive for your cloud backup needs in 2025? It’s a crowded market out there, and picking the ...

Professional computer people can be a bit harsh about backing up data. For that very reason, corporate I.T. departments are a great place to look for guidance on keeping your home data safe. The good ...

Windows Backup is a good app, botched by execution. It offers a seamless way to restore important things like files and ...

Restore points whether on a local or Windows 365 Cloud PC can come in handy especially in recovering a PC back to a previously working condition. You might want to share (move or copy) a Cloud PC and ...

Backup specialist Hycu has launched R-Cloud, a backup development environment to provide a universal data protection platform for as-a-service applications that run in the cloud. “SaaS [software as a ...

No one wants to be the person who accidentally spills coffee on their MacBook and ends up losing all their data. The laptop can be easily replaced, but if you don’t have a backup, you face the ...

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.

So I've always tried to follow the 3-2-1 rule for personal backups (3 copies of the data, 2 backups, 1 backup off-site). My NAS crashed a couple of years ago, right around the same time as a house ...