Experts recommend the 3-2-1 rule for backup: three copies of your data, two local (on different devices) and one off-site. For most people, this means the original data on your computer, a backup ...

Just moving a digital file to the trash bin won't get rid of it. Follow these steps to permanently delete files from your computer, phone, or tablet.

If you keep any files on your computer that are work related, you may need to encrypt those as well— especially any that contain individual customer information.

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I dragged several MP3 music tracks and JPEG digital pictures to the MSS icon on my desktop computer. Thanks to a clever feature from Maxtor called Drag and Sort, the songs were automatically sent ...

SDelete runs from any bootable disk or from the hard drive of another computer connected with a device such as the Universal Drive Adapter ($39.99). Linux users can try the Shred command, which ...