Backing up your files, ideally in multiple locations, is essential if you don't want to lose any data. Your documents, images, and videos can disappear if anything happens to your computer. It's also ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Losing important computer data can be a nightmare. Whether due to hardware failure, accidental deletion, software corruption, or theft, data loss can disrupt your work and personal life. Regularly ...

Regularly backing up your Mac with Time Machine can prevent data loss and allow you to restore earlier versions of files. To ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

BOSTON -- Shalin Mody's computer held innumerable things he'd love to have forever: television shows, video games, papers and more than 50 gigabytes of music. So normally he would have panicked the ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...