Creating regular backups of your essential files goes a long way in ensuring your devices remain in tip-top form, regardless of whether you’re a casual user or a hardcore tinkering veteran with ...

This post is presented by CloudBerry. Extending your backup from a local drive to the cloud is a good idea. But if you’re using iCloud, your options are limited to approved apps, and absent useful ...

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Time Machine remains an outstanding solution for local backups on your Mac, but backups require an external drive, no cloud backups here. We all understand the importance of backing up a Mac, despite ...

For Apple users seeking a secure and efficient way to manage files, back up data, and organize photos, without huge monthly iCloud costs. Synology NAS devices offer a robust and versatile solution for ...

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 ...

Plus a simple tool that makes it better for laptops. Losing something you spent time working on, or photos that you can't replace, is devastating. You might think this is a problem of the past because ...

Time Machine seems to work okay with it but every now and again I get a message saying that Time Machine has been unable to verify the backup and has to make a new one. This is starting to annoy me ...

Apple lets you use Time Machine to create a backup from your Mac of all the data files, apps, and other stuff that’s not part of the macOS system installation. (Before macOS 11 Big Sur, you could back ...

Time Machine, the built-in backup tool in macOS, provides a straightforward and reliable way to protect your valuable data. Whether you’re safeguarding critical work files, cherished family photos, or ...