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From 2TB to 20TB, you can lock in lifetime subscriptions to extensive cloud storage for huge discounts for a limited time.

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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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Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office's backup options and security extras are flexible and often excellent, but some are unreliable, and other features may be too risky for cautious users.

By Edward Mendelson
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If you've felt the pain of losing all the photos, videos, and documents saved on your iPhone, or want to avoid it, iCloud is your friend. Here's how to make sure everything's set up and syncing.

By Jason Cohen
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For a limited time, you can get a lifetime subscription to Koofr Cloud Storage for an extra $40 off our already discounted price with a code.

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The suit also argues that Apple has created 'an illegal monopoly' by now allowing some data to be backed up to other cloud services.

By Emily Price
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Koofr's lifetime plans include a ton of file management features with no tracking and no recurring fees.

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For under $90, enjoy massive cloud storage space, shareable links, and more with Prism Drive

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Internxt Cloud Storage plans come with end-to-end encryption and an open-source committment to privacy that Dropbox can't match.

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In recent years, Google has scaled back some of its freebie storage offerings, most notably in 2021 when it axed unlimited storage for Google Photos.

By Emily Price
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Apple overhauls its iCloud for Windows desktop app. But Windows 10 users will have to upgrade to Windows 11 to get all the new features to work.

By Kate Irwin
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Internxt offers an easier alternative to Dropbox with decentralized, open-source storage that's accessible from any device.

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This deal from Koofr Cloud Storage should lock up your online storage needs for years to come.

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On Apple's iCloud web page, you can access all your synced content, search for a missing iPhone, recover lost data, and change your account settings.

By Lance Whitney
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Backblaze is a streamlined and secure online backup service that's good for novices but may frustrate users who want more control over backups.

By Michael Muchmore  & Justin Pot
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Dropbox uses artificial intelligence from OpenAI 'so you can work faster in Dropbox,' it says, but some users were alarmed to find a 'Third-party AI' setting turned on by default.

By Joe Hindy
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A bug in Google Drive for desktop led to files going missing for a 'small subset of users.' A recovery tool might bring those files back in the latest version of the cloud storage app.

By Josh Hendrickson
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The launch coincides with Proton's Black Friday Sale Offering 50% off.

By Matthew Humphries
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Starting in December, WhatsApp chat history backups on Google Drive will eat into the 15GB of free storage offered by Google.

By Joe Hindy
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With the preview app, you can remotely access an instance of Windows through the cloud.

By Josh Hendrickson
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