Microsoft is getting more aggressive about insisting that you use its OneDrive cloud for your Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 files. If you'd prefer to keep those files out of the cloud, follow these ...

Did you perform a System Restore only to find that many files are missing? Then follow this easy guide to restore deleted files after System Restore.

Formatting a Windows computer removes malware, improves performance, resolves system errors, and provides a clean slate for new installations. However, when you format your device, it leads to the ...

Protect your computer and files from bad updates on Windows 11 with restore points, recovery tools, update control, and ...

4) Check the box next to Computer. You can also check the boxes for Control Panel, Network and User's Files to bring those to the desktop.

Recover Your Data with Software When dealing with a software data loss, the first and most important thing to keep in mind is not to work with the drive in question.

It's not always easy to figure out how to restore your data. Computer users may have dutifully set up automatic backups without ever having to actually restore a hard drive.

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how to back up your Windows computer to protect your files in case of a bad update, or if you spill coffee on your laptop.

Luckily, the PlayStation 5 makes it easy to back up your files to an external USB device, and PlayStation Plus subscribers can safely copy their saved game data to the cloud.

Restore backup copies of personal files if necessary after you've determined that returning the computer files to a previous date solved the problem.