You can open or import a surprising number of file formats into Microsoft Word. Not to be confused with file formatting, which—in most programs—refers to the design of a page, file formats are little ...

A compressed version of files, popularly known as zipped files are convenient but also prone to errors. So, when you attempt to open such files using freeware utilities like 7-Zip, you may encounter ...

Legendary file-sharing site The Pirate Bay may have finally been forced offline, but that doesn’t mean that the less-than-legal file-sharing scene has slowed down—the shady BitTorrent hydra has many ...

The free, open-source TrueCrypt file encryption program allows you to create encrypted container files for protecting sensitive data. These container files appear just like any other file, which ...

You know those times when you want to upload a new photo to, say, Facebook or Pinterest? The typical browser-based upload tool forces you to click through countless ...

You can use the macOS Finder's Copy command to copy and paste files. But here's how to use the same command to copy file icons into Preview. You've probably used the macOS Finder's popup contextual ...

One of the banes of modern working life comes about when trying to collaborate remotely with colleagues using different software. Mac users pick up a spreadsheet, presentation deck or word-processing ...

If your business works with and shares numerous files, copying file names can save a lot of time. Typing a file name is easy when the name is short, but long, complex names with special characters are ...

Before I left for RSA two weeks ago I had a chance to catch up with my friends at Barracuda Networks who launched a new file sharing service called Copy. Kudos for the name, first of all. Copy is a ...