Hosted on MSN

I built an encrypted self-hosted file sync tool for my home, and it's so much better than a cloud service

Backing up your data is important, and when you have multiple devices at home, keeping data synced between them can make things much easier. There are plenty of ways you can make your files available ...
Hosted on MSN

I don't trust Microsoft with my data — this is what I do instead

One of the “features” of Windows is OneDrive, which automatically backs up your data via OneDrive. This is an annoying function, as I am hesitant to back up my data to Microsoft servers due to several ...
Ars Technica

Logoff Script Help needed (Encrypted Backups of Outlook, My Docs..)

I am starting to encrypt all of the backups to the tape. Currently I am using AxCrypt (free) and a logoff batch script to<BR>1. Connect to network share<BR>2. Encrypt & Compress all files in a ...
Ars Technica

New PC, Old Encrypted Files

I built a new Windows PC to replace an aging one, both are running Windows 11. A number of files on my old archive disk did not get decrypted during the move from the old to the new machine. The name ...
CNET

Stop Splurging on Cloud Storage: There's a Much Cheaper Way to Back Up Photos and Videos

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...