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 ...

I’ve been arguing with people (besides my children) lately, this time about backup options. Primarily, some of the vendors of the new USB 2.0 hard drives are mad because I don’t think they make a good ...

Use a competent backup software solution like Veeam Free Endpoint Backup or something similar. You'll need to make a mapped network drive mount of the network share from each computer to the other so ...

Losing important computer data can be a nightmare. Whether due to hardware failure, accidental deletion, software corruption, or theft, data loss can disrupt your work and personal life. Regularly ...

If you've ever been a victim of a mild case of computer fever, a client file that you couldn't open, or an itinerary record that you or someone else accidentally deleted, consider yourself lucky.

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 ...

No actual file transfer tests? Tests with small block sizes? Could we get those? Given that harddisks often have significant variability there, that would be extremely useful to add. i.e. performance ...

There are two main reasons why you’d buy an external hard drive. First, your laptop or desktop is running out storage space; it’s a common problem, especially if your computer is several years old. Or ...