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5.0
Editors' Choice

OneDrive, the default option for online storage and syncing for Windows and Microsoft 365, gives you a wealth of powerful features, polish, and apps for all major platforms, making it the top service we recommend.

By Michael Muchmore
Microsoft OneDrive

Storing and syncing files in the cloud makes your life easier and keeps your data safer. The best cloud storage services let you easily share and access files from anywhere and restore them if something goes wrong.

By Michael Muchmore  & Jill Duffy
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4.5
Editors' Choice

Google Drive is one of the slickest, fullest-featured, and most generous cloud storage and syncing services around, with excellent collaboration capabilities.

By Michael Muchmore  & Jill Duffy
Google Drive
3.0

FileShadow aims to combine all your cloud storage apps but fumbles on the execution.

By Justin Pot
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Hacks and data failures happen. Don't lose your documents, music, photos, or other important files. Here's how to secure your data the right way.

By Eric Griffith
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Protecting yourself from data loss is critical. Our top-rated backup services make it easy to create online and local copies of files from computers and mobile devices so you can always retrieve them if something terrible happens.

By Michael Muchmore  & Justin Pot
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4.5
Editors' Choice

Of the many backup solutions available for Windows, Arcseve ShadowProtect SPX is the most solid, mature, and reliable way to get a system up and running after a hardware failure, malware attack, or system malfunction.

By Edward Mendelson
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We have quick, smart strategies for backing up your data—whether you're a perfectionist, lazy, or somewhere in between.

By Jill Duffy
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3.5

Dropbox, once a pioneer in the cloud storage and file-sharing space, is as reliable as ever, but it's not the best value.

By Justin Pot
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Don't lose your files. Here's how to regularly back up or restore your Mac using Apple's built-in back up feature.

By Lance Whitney

Trying to figure out how to send a large file to someone else? Gmail and Yahoo have a 25MB limit, but don't worry; there are other ways to transfer a big file.

By Lance Whitney

You’ve read about iPhones rescuing people. Turns out people would reciprocate, saving their phones and even their PCs before most other objects.

By Eric Griffith

If you're lazy, use iCloud, and turn on this one setting to save space on your iPhone. But cost-conscious users who want more control have other options.

By Jill Duffy

No need to attach a document to an email. With Google Drive, you can share Docs, Sheets, and Slides with just a few clicks, and specify whether recipients can edit or just view them.

By Lance Whitney
3.5

iCloud Drive is the simplest cloud storage and syncing program for Macs, iPhones, and iPads, and it's surprisingly good for Apple users who also have a Windows PC.

By Justin Pot
3.5

Reliable and with hundreds of app integrations, Box works well for businesses, but home users will find the paid plan isn't the best value on the market.

By Justin Pot

Google's online storage service is a stellar file repository and syncing tool to begin with, but with these top tips, you'll be amazed to find out what it can do for you.

By Eric Griffith

The cloud sync platform is now available on Arm-based Windows and Mac devices alike.

By Nathaniel Mott

The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.

By Nathaniel Mott

Use rules to automatically name, sort, tag, and convert files.

By Matthew Humphries