backup strategies

As Microsoft’s official October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 rapidly approaches, a wave of concern, creativity, and technological activism has surged throughout the global Windows community. While the main narrative from Redmond strongly encourages a shift to Windows 11 or...

On Windows 11, the preservation and restoration of personal data remain a critical concern for users, IT administrators, and enthusiasts alike. While Microsoft has steadily advanced its cloud-based offerings, with OneDrive receiving the lion’s share of ongoing development and integration, the...

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, securing personal and professional files has gone from techie niche to universal necessity. We accumulate enormous libraries of photos, videos, work documents, and creative projects, all of which require more than just a closet full of external hard drives...

Backups are like insurance: you forget about them when life is smooth, but when disaster strikes, they suddenly become the most seductive piece of tech you’ve ever owned. For years, anyone serious about safeguarding their digital lives on Windows probably heard of Macrium Reflect—a darling among...

It’s a sinking feeling most of us know all too well: one absent-minded keystroke, one hasty click, and poof—the file you desperately needed for tomorrow’s meeting is gone, vanished into digital oblivion. Maybe it was an irreplaceable family photo, your boss’s annual report, or simply a playlist...

So you’re fed up with Windows. Maybe you’re tired of Windows 11’s infamous 24H2 update saga, or perhaps the seduction of open source and full system control whispers too sweetly for you to ignore. The grass looks greener on the Linux side—free, customizable, with perceived safety from the...

Fundamental question on best practice to allocate space for multiple shares (RAID6 array with 72 TB usable): 1) Initialize as one large volume and set up separate folder shares on this large volume? 2) Chop the 72 TB into smaller volumes - possibly aligning shares with volumes. I initially...

Windows 11 Update Unveils a Mysterious Folder A baffling occurrence has caught both casual users and IT professionals off guard following the recent Windows 11 update. Users have reported that a seemingly enigmatic folder now appears in their system directories—a quirk that has already sparked...

Backing up your digital life has gone from a cumbersome, manual process reserved for mainframe computers to an almost effortless, multi-layered strategy for safeguarding our memories, work, and entertainment. In today's era filled with Windows 11 updates, Microsoft security patches, and constant...

Windows 11’s embrace of hardware-based encryption is a double-edged sword—offering enhanced security while ushering in new challenges for IT teams and end-users alike. With the upcoming Windows 10 end-of-life and the growing reliance on TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chips for tasks like...

With cyber threats evolving at breakneck speed, data backup is no longer a once-a-year checkbox—it’s an everyday mandate for keeping your business and personal data safe. In a recent interview with TechDay, cybersecurity expert Sean Deuby, Principal Technologist at Semperis, drove home that...

In today’s digital landscape, where ransomware threats continue to evolve and target critical business infrastructures, safeguarding your data is more important than ever—especially for public sector organizations relying on Microsoft 365. A new webinar, “Rubrik for M365 Webinar for Public...

In a world where mobile devices are more of a necessity than a luxury, the freedom to work from anywhere—be it a breezy park, a cozy café, or even the cramped environment of an airplane—brings with it the lurking danger of loss or theft. With sensitive data traveling alongside us, the need for...

Hello guys. I have a server running windows 2012 R2 backup services. The server has a Hyper-V with 3 VMs on it.(C drive) The E Drive has 2 VM's. I want to do a bare metal backup with a externa HD with 3.7TB size available. My drives size are: C: 1.8TB available 150GB E: 650GB available 270GB...

I have used Macrium Reflect for years and being free it lacked encryption. I just found that out b/c it is EOL for free. I keep trying different ones and don't know whether to stay with Macrium and pay or go elsewhere. I tried Windows B+R and it was fine but heard it is not long for this world...

I'm considering leaving Carbonite and maybe going with just an external HD or another cloud backup service. But I'd really like to hear what other people's back up strategies are? I back up photos, documents, and videos. If you use a cloud back up can you tell me why you chose them? And if you...

When one re-installs windows7 from scratch, what part of the hard drive does it write itself on? Will it overwrite old data, so to speak starting from the first place on the hard drive or will it rather first write in between un-used space? Would it make a difference if the old data had bean...

Backing up on ssd would be safer than hdd because no moving parts correct? So ssd failure rate is lower so just wondering how is it possible to lose data on ssd?

Hello everyone here on this lovely forum! I have some questions regarding the file system in Windows 7 that I really hope you can help me with. File A This file is created in 2010 and modified in 2012. File A Created: 2010 Modified: 2012 Accessed: 2012 File B This file is a copy of file A...

Hello, i just was writting my study work with word 2010. Then i saved my document and closed it. Then later i launched my document i got this message, and cant see my word. I want help to recover my document, because i don't have any copy of it. I will be very grateful. I would atach my word...