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How to Back Up Google Photos to Your Computer

Google Photos is one of the easiest ways to back up your digital snaps and keep them safe. Thanks to Google’s new Backup and Sync application for computers, you can now back up Google photos to your Windows PC or Mac automatically. The desktop app for files and photos replaces the previous Drive app for Windows and Mac and syncs to Photos and Drive. This change was brought about because of the growing concerns by users over the confusing connection between Google Drive and Google Photos, so Google made changes to simplify the experience. New photos and videos from Drive won’t show automatically in Photos,… Read more

Back Up Your Data Safely and Easily with MiniTool Shadowmaker Pro

This is a sponsored article and was made possible by MiniTool. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence, even when a post is sponsored. Backing up your data is important. While hard drives and SSDs aren’t as error prone as floppy disks, they can still break down without warning. If a drive goes bad while holding your only copy of a file, it’s gone forever. Even with expensive data forensics tools, there could be nothing you could do to get it back. Rather than wait for something to go… Read more

How to Restore Registry Backup in Windows 10

Microsoft recently announced that the regular backups it used to perform on the system registry are no longer supported in Windows 10, starting with version 1803. This means you’ll have to manually re-enable the feature in order to save the registry. Windows registry contains a slew of low-level settings that control certain aspects of the operating system. If you navigate to the RegBack folder, you’ll notice that each registry hive is still there, but every file in it is 0kb in size. Last October the OS stopped backups on the registry automatically despite it reporting the backups were complete.  Back then, most users believed it… Read more

5 of the Best Android Apps to Back Up Your Phone’s Data

When was the last time your phone did something strange, and you thought it was about to die permanently? Pure panic, right? If you want to assure yourself you are not going to lose your data, you should take a look at these Android backup apps to back up your phone. 1. G Cloud Despite the name, G Cloud is not part of Google. G Cloud is an easy-to-use service specifically designed for backing up mobile devices. It allows you to choose which types of files to back up, and you can save just about anything from media files to call logs. You can even… Read more

How to Back Up Your iPhone Like a Pro

If you’re like most people, your mobile phone is probably at the heart of your digital life. Unfortunately, owing to their nature, these devices are prone to damage, getting lost or stolen. For iPhone users, automatic back p of data to iCloud is available, but only up to 5GB of data. This means you may lose all your contacts, multimedia files, and other documents if you don’t have a backup plan. Here are a few different options you can use to back up your information in case your device ever gets lost, replaced, or damaged. Using iCloud and iTunes These are the two basic… Read more