Over the last two years, with so many people working from home (often from personal devices), I have been seeing more and more organizations advising their users to configure their Windows PCs to back ...

Microsoft 365 apps will encourage users to back up their files to OneDrive, as announced in a new Message Center entry, to improve data security. Microsoft will display a prompt across Word, Excel, ...

Microsoft has been pushing Windows users to conform to the operating system in the way they intend or, as the setup states, in the way the company "recommends." To achieve this goal, Microsoft has ...

Starting mid-March 2025, Microsoft will start prompting users of its Microsoft 365 apps for Windows to back up their files to OneDrive. These prompts will be displayed in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, ...

For those with multiple PCs wanting a clean install, this could lead to a cluttered desktop with shortcuts to apps that aren't installed, which isn't ideal. OneDrive cloud sync can be a powerful tool ...

How to use Microsoft 365 recovery and backup features to ensure you never lose an Office document Your email has been sent Microsoft 365 users have file recovery and ...

Auto off-site backup of files I care about; e.g. current work in progress. (fwiw, I backup almost all files using OneDrive designated directories) Cloud attribute of files available pretty much ...

Synology has this week announced its direct-to-cloud data protection solution C2 Backup now supports macOS and Microsoft OneDrive. The C2 Backup service and software are part of the Synology C2 Cloud ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Windows Latest warns Microsoft’s “nagging won’t stop.” The Start ...

We never know when our hard drive will stop working, and we lose important data. There is a high risk of data loss during a cyber attack or a natural disaster. Therefore, it is always a good idea to ...

If used properly, new features built into Windows 11 offer safe, nearly complete backup, restore, repair, and recovery operations without third-party tools — but there are some caveats worth knowing.