Try as they might, the hard drive companies just can’t convince consumers to backup their precious computer data. Only about 14 percent of consumers use an external hard drive, according to hard disk ...

For many of us, World Backup Day is a reminder that as protected as our data is, there’s always more we can do to safeguard it. If you aren’t utilizing the 3-2-1 rule – three copies, two storage types ...

Backing up your digital storage is like insurance is to driving, you need it even though you hope you'll never have to use it. Unfortunately, backing up is not required by law, and I've seen a lot of ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Whether due to the slow decay of time or some horrific coffee-spill-related incident, all hard drives eventually die. When that happens, it’s often the case that everything saved on them dies, too.

When Western Digital (WD) released the My Passport Wireless back in the latter half of 2014 it attracted the attention of creatives, specifically photographers. Having the ability to back-up images ...