Locking down individual files is great, but a blanket encryption will prevent anyone from getting their paws on your files.

Open the Settings app, tap your name at the top of the screen, then iCloud > iCloud Backup. Make sure that “Back Up This ...

This is the most straightforward way to back up your computer. You buy an external hard drive, plug it into your computer, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Too often, I hear somebody say they have no need to fumble around with cables and hard drives anymore ...

I’ve been arguing with people (besides my children) lately, this time about backup options. Primarily, some of the vendors of the new USB 2.0 hard drives are mad because I don’t think they make a good ...

Flash drives are common for good reason: they're cost-effective storage solutions. Apart from that, they're small, allowing you to carry them almost everywhere. Then, there's the convenience. You plug ...

Losing my iPhone or having my iPhone stolen is a nightmare of mine. I hope it never happens. That's why I try to prepare for the eventuality of having all my data gone in an instant. I back up my ...

The ongoing fuss surrounding the bug in Apple’s asr tool that is breaking bootable backups made with Carbon Copy Cloner, ChronoSync, and SuperDuper caused me to revisit my backup recommendations (see ...

While Backup and Restore (Windows 7) creates viable and fantastically compatible hard drive images, various flaws and limitations with the Windows Rescue/Recovery disks render it basically unusable ...