backup solutions

Upgrading to the latest Windows 11 can feel like stepping into a mantra of progress: enhanced security features, dazzling performance upgrades, and an abundance of fresh functionalities. However, alongside the shiny new interface and speed, some unlucky users may encounter a common...

I'm helping my elderly dad restore a Macrium Reflect image from about 4 years ago to a brand new Dell Laptop. I just downloaded the Macrium software to the laptop and started a Restore over whatever was on the laptop. The MR image is located on a separate USB hard drive. Seemed to install OK...

In a move reflecting Microsoft’s efforts to heavily integrate its cloud services into everyday usage patterns, OneDrive's backup functionalities have become a point of contention among Windows 11 users. Introduced as a feature that automatically backs up the Desktop, Pictures, and Documents...

Copying files is a basic yet essential task that every computer user performs, but what do you do when the process unexpectedly stops halfway? It can be frustrating, especially if you're copying large files or important documents. Various factors can cause this disruption, and knowing how to...

I'll explain the situation. OneDrive had files and folders which were present from a previous Windows 11 installation ('Documents' libraries). Old 'Documents' and old 'Photos' were kept so that I could go through them over a period of time, removing any old files I did not need. Once I...

The available space on my C "system" volume was low, so I moved the Users folder to my D "data" volume and edited the registry accordingly. After rebooting, I logged in to my "1st" account and checked everything was okay. So far, so good. Then I rebooted and tried to log in to my "2nd"...

Hello, I'm running windows 10 pro. I have 4 of my dives as a Raid. however What I'm worried about is running my windows as a Nas. I;m not a linux person at all. I been on windows sense as long as I can remember. I do have linux systems and having a hard time trying to compile drives into a raid...

I have a laptop... acually I have 20 lenovo T420 laptops. Same type but probably with some small differences. Diks are all SSD but diff. kinds. I have installed one of the laptops as I like it. Now I will install all the others so they are similar. I used MS system image which works fine, but...

COMPUTER SPECS. hp laptop, model g72-227wm Windows 7 Home Prem. OA Intel Pentium dual core T4500 (2.30 GHz) 3 GB memory, 320(?) GB HDD Intel GMA 4500M IMPORTANCE AND COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE This laptop is maybe 10+ years old. I'm a musician and use it exclusively for recording stripped-down...

Dear community, I am hoping to get answers from users who have done this with success. Because of the smaller form factor, I prefer to get a USB-C "1TB USB Stick" than a "Small sized External SSD". The fact deletion of files from USB stick don't go to recycle bin, does not bother me! Question...

(Windows 10 pro)I started getting the BSOD inaccessible boot drive, so I googled it and most of the answers talked about an update a few years ago that caused it, but nothing recent. I tried a bunch of recovery options and using system restore to go back before the latest feature update worked...

First things first, I guess ... Dell Optiplex 3010 with 8gb of RAM. Intel i5 Processor. came stock with Windows 7 Pro, upgraded to Win 10 Pro. any other details needed, I will be happy to provide. I will do my best to have this make sense to all ... I have a few different folders of music...

I am new to the forum and to servers in general, so please excuse my ignorance. I have built a couple of home servers using WHS 2011 and Windows Server 2016 Essentials using the skip domain script, but none requiring CALs. I want to build a new home server using a quad socket xeon E-5 4600 10...

I came here for some assistance regarding a problem I can't seem to overcome. We're a VERY SMALL company with only seven PCs and three laptops, and since I guess I'm the only one with ANY 'knowledge' whatsoever about such things (and I am not, in all truth, all THAT 'knowledgeable' in any real...

1. We are told that Rohos Mini Drive creates a "strongbox" on a USB drive (or external hard drive??), so why do we need Rohos Disk Portable? 2. Can I have a "container" on my PC's hard drive too? It's a pain having to plug in a USB drive just to look up a password, I tend to use the USB...

Hello All, I'm using 2 external HDD on my laptop under Windows 10. Both are exactly the same: same brand, same model, same capacity, same format (NTFS). I use 1 for my daily use, the second one as backup which I synchronize frequently with the first one. However I noticed a difference with some...

So, I’m running windows 7 32 bit on my work pc and some new policies come down from corp. headquarters that all the pc’s hard drives need to be encrypted with kapersky and the have to be updated every month with windows updates else the pc will be booted from the network. So, I reboot by pc one...

Hi folks. Been Googling quite a bit and cannot find the practical differences between using two external USB drives as RAID 1 OR as a mirrored Storage Space. Can anyone tell me which is preferred and why? Thanks! ~Bob

In our company, we have some huge very valuable database. Some hours ago, we've started to transfer it from one machine to another. Now we've almost done. But one of the databases on new machine has started to show up a message The header for the file WorkingD.mdf' is not a valid database file...

I manage an online historic archive for a local historical society. We have many documents, pictures, etc., posted in a Dropbox account, and provide links for all who desire. I'm concerned that one of us (me or one of the volunteers who has access to the account/collection) might someday...