ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — If it’s been a few years since you’ve done it, backing up a computer is easier than it was in the past, as you have a lot of options. On a Windows computer, you go ...

If you're focused on backing up specific files and folders, you can automatically save them to an external hard drive at regular intervals you select. Click Add a drive to choose the external hard ...

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.

Last week I discussed the importance of a valid backup process of your computer, the basic general steps required to restore your computer after a catastrophic failure, and the various types of backup ...

The past two weeks I discussed the importance of a valid backup process for your computer, the basic general steps required to restore your computer after a catastrophic failure, and the various types ...

If your computer crashes, your data may be recoverable, or it may not. The same applies if you get a virus. Some viruses are a mere annoyance, while others destroy or lock all your files. So just in ...

When it comes to backing up a computer, what most people think of, copying files, is somewhat limited. Copying data files is fine, as far as it goes, but a running computer also consists of ...

Imagine, if you will, huddling over your computer early one morning, plowing through your overstuffed inbox. In a distracted state, you reach for your hot, steaming mug of coffee. Without looking, you ...

Backing up computer files is a vital but tedious way to protect a financial practice. Nevertheless, many financial advisers don't do it, perhaps because they think a hard-drive meltdown almost never ...