To backup your files with OneDrive, you'll need to turn on the feature in the "Backup" tab of your OneDrive settings.

File History automatically backs up important files and documents, while the Windows Backup Tool backs up core files, settings, and apps so you can copy them to a new PC. Lance is an experienced ...

Backing up your documents and other files in Windows is always advisable in case the originals ever get lost or corrupted. That's especially true for files that are important, sensitive, or ...

The new File History feature in Windows 8 can automatically back up your documents, music, pictures, and other personal files. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

Unlike Windows or macOS, ChromeOS doesn’t offer a full backup solution. ChromeOS runs on the cloud, and all the settings and files in Google Drive are automatically synced and backed up. However, ...

You can manually update OneDrive from the "Help & Settings" menu if it's not updating automatically.

We all download a vast number of files on our devices every day. Many of the files we download can get lost in our vast list of downloads. In such a scenario, having a file open automatically upon ...

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