Hopefully most our readers here have a good backup routine in place. After learning the lesson the hard way, I now I use an obsessive combination of a cloud-based system (I use SpiderOak, which we ...

Backing up important data is always a good approach so that it can be easily recovered if something goes wrong. However, it would be a tedious job to back up a folder manually. But, using a folder ...

The open source file synchronization / backup software ' FreeFileSync ' 'I want to keep a spare notebook PC in the same way because I have stored a complete set of files in the notebook SSD' or 'some ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

Like many of my readers, I have a desktop PC and a notebook. I do most of my day-to-day work (like composing this post) on the desktop PC in my office. I use the notebook in the living room for casual ...

Dropbox is the most widely used and simplest file-synchronization system worldwide not attached to a major technology company. Every machine on which you install Dropbox and use the same account has ...

Data synchronization for two tower computers and a laptop is a daily routine for me. MAIN tower is in my home office; SPARE tower is in my university office; Norwich University supplies me with a ...

I work for a company that has over 80% of their staff regularly working away from the office, either on client sites or at home. A large number of these will go into the office only a couple of times ...

In 2026, the average Windows user manages more files than entire businesses did a decade ago. Work documents, personal photos, legal PDFs, tax folders, client projects, backups, downloads, scanned IDs ...

You're right, the usefulness of BitTorrent Sync isn't immediately evident. While it might look like a Dropbox replacement on the surface, that's not exactly how it works. So, let's talk about what it ...