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File History lets you go back and browse and restore previous versions of your files and folders. Restore accidental changes and deletions in Windows 11 and 10.

Third-party web browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome slows down your Mac’s Time Machine backups by dumping their files in all the wrong places.

Windows 10’s built-in Backup program can’t directly backup to Backblaze B2 on its own. Helper programs can help you get the job done.

Flatpak doesn’t come with built-in support for backing up flatpaked apps or your user-data. Here is how to export and back up your data.

A Steam Cloud documentation mistake is the root cause of why some Steam game titles won’t Cloud Sync when installed with Flatpak on Linux.

I let my SpiderOak ONE trial expire and customer service didn’t quite know what to do when I wanted to continue with the service.

The SpiderOak ONE backup service is better than their client software. Good security and privacy protections but tough to use.

How to reconnect the Windows Backup or File History drives when Windows complains that is has been disconnected for too long (even when it hasn’t.)

Learn how to restore your Linode servers from backup using the Linode Manager.

Windows Backup doesn’t support encrypted backups in itself. However, you can still get encrypted backups using built-in tools in Windows 10.

Recreate any missing special-purpose folders in Microsoft OneDrive by following these single-click folder-recreation links.

Android’s app isolation and security policies make it difficult to back up your phone. Here are some [poor] alternatives for both unrooted and rooted devices.