Afraid of losing files but daunted by the many backup options out there? Don't be concerned. Our handy guide will walk you through how to back up your computer.

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.

Why Back Up Your Computer? Backing up your computer is easier than it used to be, and you have several options. Whether you use a PC or a Mac, there are built-in tools to help you protect your data.

Backup and Restore is still available in Windows 10 even though it’s a legacy function. You can use one or both of these features to back up your machine.

That's it! OS X will perform its first backup (during which you'll want to keep your computer on), and from then on it'll back up in the background with no work required on your part.

The more we rely on our devices, the more crucial it becomes for us to back them up – just think of all the precious photos, documents and more you'd stand to lose if your computer was ever stolen, ...

In today's How-To we'll show you how to automatically keep your data backed up from your computer with ssh and rsync. Feel that? That's our warm comfy safe-data blankie. Check it out.

Local Backup Whether you’re on a Mac or a PC, both major operating systems include pretty robust backup systems built into your computer already, both for a couple folders or your entire computer.

How to back up your Windows 7 computer We brush our teeth, we pay our bills, but far too many of us fail to back up our data regularly. Don't let your first hard drive failure be your wake-up call.

You can backup your iPad to iCloud or your computer through iTunes with these simple steps.

Has your Apple computer ever died suddenly, or you have simply lost it? Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how to backup and restore info on your Mac computers.