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 ...

Dropbox Folder Sync allows you to set up sync links for the data Dropbox doesn’t easily sync, and does it without moving anything from Windows Explorer. Dropbox is a useful service that proves its ...

May 7, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google After installing the small app, you can run it, tell it where your main Dropbox folder is (if necessary), then hit a ...

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 ...

Yes, there is Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner and SuperDuper!. All have their place and are terrific backup utilities, but it's also nice to see something new on the scene that adds a few tricks to ...

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 ...

PureSync is great at syncing folders, but also offers useful features such as merging folders, deleting duplicates, downloading websites, and creating shadow copies and restore points. It even mounts ...

BitTorrent Sync is free software, available for all major platforms, that keeps folders in sync across your devices and enables you to share them securely with other people. That may sound ...