No matter how new or safe you believe your computer is, you must keep disaster prevention in mind when working with sensitive data. You should always create one or more backups of important files, ...

The worst-case scenario has befallen even the most careful computer user: a coffee mug spills on your laptop or an update wipes all your files and photos. Despite your best effort, accidents happen.

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. We all know we're supposed to back up our data; ...