When it comes to backing up and restoring your PC, Windows 8 took a few steps forward and a few steps back. Your settings and apps in the new tablet-y interface (yeah, we’re still calling it Metro) ...

Never mind the fact that Windows 8 isn't out yet; RecImg Manager is a backup and recovery tool made specifically for the upcoming OS, and it's available today. Jaymar Cabebe Former Associate Editor ...

Sam McCurry wisely created an image backup of his internal drive. Now he wants to know how that backup can help him should Windows fail to boot. An image backup copies the complete contents of your ...

Less than five percent of consumer PCs use Windows Backup, Microsoft has said, explaining why it has introduced a system of continuous backup in Windows 8. The new system, File History, backs up ...

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Readers react to the news of the new backup procedure in Windows 8: My laptop is my living and backup is critical. I like the sound of this and it sounds like it is something leveraged off VSC. I've ...

Windows 8 can natively mount ISOs, and Task Manager is much improved -- and, perhaps most importantly, Windows 8 now has a built-in, continuous backup tool called File History. Share on Facebook ...

You can make a full back up of your Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 PC with all of your apps, games, files and settings saved inside it. Read: 20 Windows 10 Tips & Tricks from A Fanatic Most assume that to ...

I have an SSD boot drive (C), a 2 tb Data drive (D), and a 2 tb backup drive (E). I want to backup drive D to E. 4. Some sort of 3rd party backup. This would be my last choice due to likely cost. I ...

Here's how to create a Windows 8 backup image.Make a backup image of your Windows 8 computer Here’s how to create a Windows 8 backup image. 1. Go to the start screen. 2. Right click any place to see ...

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