GUIDES
Backup How-tos
Step-by-step guides to backing up and restoring phones, computers, files and more — practical instructions you can follow without any prior setup.
CLOUD
How To Use SkyDrive As A Backup Storage
You may never worry about it or even have a passing thought about the chance of your computer crashing. Consider all of the important things you have located on your computer that you will lose forever if you do not backup your computer.
WINDOWS
Backing Up With Windows Briefcase
The Windows Briefcase feature has been around for a long time, but a lot of users don't take advantage of this feature because they don't know what it does or don't see how Briefcase makes backing up and synching all your important files a snap to do.
WINDOWS
Backup Encryption With TrueCrypt
Keeping backups of all your valuable documents is highly important. And if your documents contain sensitive information (financial records, tax documents, receipts, etc.) it's a good idea to encrypt and password-protect your documents from prying eyes. Imagine backing up all your financial records to your laptop onl…
GMAIL
Gmail Backups Made Simple
Gmail is an excellent web-based email service from Google. Gmail offers a clean interface into your inbox from your favorite web browser and a generous amount of storage space. Having all of your email stored remotely (on the Gmail servers) is convenient if you'd like to access your email from anywhere, but what if …
FIREFOX
Easy Firefox Backups With MozBackup
Mozilla Firefox is a very popular and stable web browser that gave Microsoft a run for their money (Internet Explorer) when it first hit the scene. It does everything a web browser is expected to do in this Web 2.0 era and a lot more too.
BACKUP HOW-TOS
How to backup Windows 7 Licenses and Serials
When you have to re-install your Windows 7, you will have to reactivate the system again after the successful re-installation. This could be a problem as Microsoft limits the automatic reactivation counts. Thanks to one small utility you can backup and restore Windows 7 Retail, OEM and MAK licenses easily with just one click.
GMAIL
How to easily backup your Twitter, Facebook, Gmail account and more with Backupify
We all have many accounts on the Internet. We use many social networks, Gmail account, Twitter, Blogger, Flickr and other services. Have you ever think what could happen if these services will go down and some of the account will not be possible to restore? Your solution for this problem could be Backupify.
ANDROID
Back-up Your Android Data Before You Regret Not Doing So
All kidding aside, backing up any technological pursuits you may own is a must if you want to keep all of your most important files safe and intact. Too many times have people wiped their computers or mobile devices and forgotten to back up their documents. One of the biggest reasons for this clear and present dange…
APPLE
Backing Up Your Apple Machine Using The Time Machine
Usually when a company sets out to release something new like a phone, a computer, or any other technologically hip new devices they can come up with they don’t give you any backup applications or programs that will help you out in case of a system restoration emergency. All of that is about to change with the Time …
APPLE
How to backup your iTunes Library onto an external hard drive?
It’s obvious that keeping iTunes library backups is mandatory to avoid data loss in case of a computer crash. But, doing backups with iTunes means that you have to stay beside the computer for many hours to change the Backup-DVDs about every 20 minutes.
IPHONE
How To Speed Your iPhone’s Back-up Process: Is your iPhone backing up too slow? Let’s speed it up!
Are you an Apple or Windows user who hates the hassle of backing up his or her iPhone? I know I do, it can be a real pain, but there is a glimmer of hope for all of us. Sometimes we just need to learn to let go of certain files in the backup process even if we want them, but if they’re not used, what’s the point? He…
How these backup guides work
Each guide walks through one task: what to back up, which tool to use, and how to check that the copy actually restores. Topics range from Windows, macOS and Linux to Android and iPhone, plus photos, email, databases and websites.