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Online 3.5 out of 5Hitachi LifeStudio Desk Plus review
Backing up your data is boring. We know. But it's a necessary part of our digital lives. So is there anyway of making it any more exciting? Hitachi hopes so and, as such, has released the LifeStudio Desk Plus - a portable hard disk drive with extras....
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Online 4 out of 5Carbonite - Mac review
We have all pretty much accepted that backup is essential as we now cram more sentimental - or costly - digital matter onto our PCs. Potentially the biggest dilemma is whether to backup locally, or to the cloud. For many Mac users, Time Machine is an...
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Online 4 out of 5Apple Time Capsule 802.11n Wi-Fi Hard Drive 2009 review
Apple's Time Capsule saw a refresh in the recent bunch of updates from Apple, adding a clutch of new features to a device we already like. The Time Capsule name is perhaps a little misleading, as it leads you think is merely a backup device, but it has...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Carbonite Online PC Backup - PC review
Backing-up you important files is becoming more pertinent as more of us increase the number of files we store on our computers, thanks to the rise of the likes of digital photography, downloading music and mobile working. Finding the best backup solution...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Clickfree Transformer Cable review
Backup is boring, but as we all increase our digital footprint, so too grows the necessity for a simple backup regime. Clickfree thought they had the ultimate solution with their backup drive, but now they’ve gone one step further and removed the drive....
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Online 4 out of 5Clickfree HD225 backup hard drive review
Backup is a bore isn’t it? All that setting-up and fiddling with software. Well, not that difficult perhaps, but the Clickfree solution looks to make things easy as pie. But does it really live up to its name? The Clickfree works on the premise that...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Webroot Secure Backup – PC software review
Online storage seems to be a growth area – we recently reviewed Bullguard Backup 8 and liked it – now we have Webroot with its Secure Backup. With the price of external hard drives now more affordable than ever, you have to wonder why such services...
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Online 4 out of 5Iolo System Mechanic Pro 7.5 - PC review
Data backup on your PC should be high on your list of priorities but sadly for most people it isn’t. Should your system fail, will you lose all your media files? This is the question you should ask yourself. If the answer is yes, then can you afford...
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Online 4 out of 5BullGuard Backup 8.0 – PC review
Backup seems to be rapidly becoming the new black, which makes sense considering the number of people who now solely rely on digital copies of their holiday snaps and so on. Backup is increasingly becoming of interest to home office workers and casual...
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Online 4 out of 5Yosemite FileKeeper Pro 2.8 - PC review
When was the last time you backed up your hard drive? We bet it wasn’t recently enough to protect you from losing vital data should it crash right now? A recent study carried out by Yosemite revealed that 76% of notebook users never backup their data,...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Norton Ghost 14.0 - PC review
When was the last time you backed up the hard drive of your notebook or PC? It’s a question worth asking yourself because if the answer is “never” then what happens if the system fails? You lose everything. With the price of external storage dropping...
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Online 3.5 out of 5Yosemite Backup 8.5 - PC review
There are quite a few different ways to backup your personal folders and files and we’ve grown accustomed to doing so. Yosemite may not be a name we’re used to as their main target audience is providing backup solutions for big businesses. However,...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Genie Backup Manager Pro 8 - PC review
If there is even one photo, video file or document on your PC or notebook that you cherish or need for work, then you need to have a backup plan in place. This needn’t be anything too elaborate, simply copying everything you use to a DVD-RW is easy...
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Online 4 out of 5Avanquest Perfect Image 11 - PC review
It’s a common fact that no one thinks to back up their PC’s hard drive until it’s too late. After all, it’s not one of the most glamorous tasks we needs to perform but we should all do it. Which is where tools like Perfect Image 11 come into play,...
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Online 3.5 out of 5BullGuard Backup 7 - PC review
If you use more than one PC, or have a computer at home and take a notebook out and about with you, the idea of backing up your important files to the Internet may have crossed your mind. It’s a growth area and one that is proving popular with multiple-PC...