The new File History feature in Windows 8 can automatically back up your documents, music, pictures, and other personal files. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

Windows 10 includes an enhanced version of the backup tools introduced in Windows 8/8.1. This set of features, called File History, is a major change from the image-based Windows 7 backup program.

OneDrive Backup just got a massive change for the better - how it works now ...

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 ...

The importance of backing up your files seems obvious, but choosing how gets complicated fast. The built-in Windows backup option is painfully basic, while decent software costs serious money.

About the craziest thing you can do with any device is to decide to not back it up. Windows 10 is Microsoft’s latest operating system. It comes with the Start Menu and all sorts of under-the-hood ...

Microsoft has updated its OneDrive cloud storage service with new auto-backup options, making it easier for users to make sure all of their content is safety stored with as little effort as possible.

If you notice that the date of the latest File History backup on your Windows 11/10 hasn’t changed after the last automatic backup operation, even though you have the default set to run daily and keep ...

When it comes to backing up and restoring your PC, Windows 8 took a few steps forward and a few steps back. Your settings and apps in the new tablet-y interface (yeah, we’re still calling it Metro) ...